Woman's body found in parking lot outside Hot Springs, authorities say

Authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified woman was found in a Garland County parking lot early Tuesday, the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record reported.

Someone saw the body in the 100 block of Springwood Road, which is outside the Hot Springs city limits, about 4:15 a.m. and alerted the sheriff's office, according to the newspaper

The woman appeared to be around 50 years old, Garland County sheriff's office spokesman Sgt. John Schroeder told the Sentinel-Record. It was unknown Tuesday whether foul play was suspected.

The body has been sent to the state Crime Lab to determine the woman's cause of death, the newspaper reported.

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