Body Found in D&R Canal

By Greta Cuyler

A body has been found in the D&R Canal, about a mile from the home of the woman who has missing from her home in Lawrence Township, 6ABC.com reports. 

The body was found around 10:20 a.m. off Carnegie Road, according to the 6ABC account. 

Investigators have been searching for Martha Runyon, 60, all week. 

Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Doris Galuchie told Patch that authorities believe the body to be Runyon's, but can't say definitively until the autopsy is completed this afternoon. 

According to police, Runyon was discovered missing from her home in the first block of Rosetree Lane at approximately 6:50 a.m. on Monday It appeared that she left home on foot without her purse or cell phone. She has not returned to the residence and has not contacted her family since.  

She is described by police as a white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair. Lawrence Township Police say she is 5-feet, 8-inches tall and about 130 pounds. She has blue eyes and a fair complexion. 

According to police, Runyon works in Trenton and frequents the Hopewell/Lambertville area where she boards her horse.  Runyon is most likely on foot or using public transit at this time, police said.

Anyone who may have seen her or has with information her whereabouts is asked to contact the Lawrence Township Police Department at 609-896-1111.