EAST ALTON - East Alton Police were called to the end of Center Street, near the levee for the discovery of a 46-year-old woman police said had previous medical conditions.
The woman was found in what East Alton Detective Christian Cranmer described as a "makeshift campsite." The woman's body was discovered in an area known by police to be frequented by homeless people. It was discovered just before noon Saturday.
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Cranmer said police are not viewing the death as suspicious at this time, citing both the woman's previous conditions and evidence of a possible overdose. The official cause of death has not yet been confirmed by the Madison County Coroner's Office, and Cranmer said toxicology results are pending at this time.
