Body of missing Kansas woman found in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — KATV content partner 40/29 News reports that the body of a missing Kansas woman has been found in Arkansas.

51-year-old Sherry Lynn Babcock's car was found abandoned in Ponca, Arkansas on Nov. 28. It was unlocked and her purse and other valuables were left inside.

According to Newton County Detective Mike Blocker, a group of loggers was going to work Monday near Ponca when they came across a body along the logging trail and contacted the sheriff's office.

The body was identified as Babcock's. Her body has been sent to the Arkansas State Crime lab for an autopsy. Her family in Kansas have been notified of her death.

Blocker said there was no obvious cause of death or foul play.

No other information has been released at this time.