Body discovered in Miramar Beach identified as 41-year-old woman

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office released the name of a woman at the focus of a death investigation in Miramar Beach on Tuesday, August 8. Deputies were called to the […]

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The Walton County Sheriff’s Office released the name of a woman at the focus of a death investigation in Miramar Beach on Tuesday, August 8.

  • Renee Denise Eggers, 41, has been positively identified as the individual whose body was found in a wooded area near the Okaloosa and Walton County line near the entrance of Emerald Bay subdivision, according to the WCSO.

Deputies were called to the scene Monday, July 31 just before noon after employees from Emerald Bay made the discovery.

“It is believed Eggers was homeless at the time of her death, however, her last known address is in Indiana,” wrote the WCSO. “Her family was located, and notification was made.”

The autopsy report is still pending and the investigation is still ongoing, according to WCSO.

More information will be released once it becomes available

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