Body found in lake may be missing doctor Teleka Patrick

We’ve been following the missing case of  doctor Teleka Patrick extensively and it may have unfortunately come to an end.

A body has been found in a lake in northern Indiana in which is believed to be Patrick.

Doctor Teleka Patrick missing case

Officials have not confirmed whether the body that was pulled from the lake on Sunday has been identified as Teleka Patrick, according to a release from the Indiana Sate Police.  However, Patrick’s mother told 24 Hour News 8 over the phone on Sunday afternoon that it was Patrick’s body. She said that her family is in mourning and declined further comment.

After Patrick’s mother’s call, another family member called back and said they were waiting for confirmation of the body’s identity, which they had not yet received.

Family statement

They then sent this statement:

“Our family was informed that a body was found that may be our daughter Teleka Patrick. We are waiting for official confirmation from the Kalamazoo Sheriff’s Department and have no comment at this time. Thank you for your continued prayers-we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time.”

Body found in an Indiana lake

Chuck Harris, the Porter County coroner where the body was located, told a local news station in a phone interview that no positive identity has been made on the body. An autopsy is scheduled for the beginning of the week, he said, possibly on Tuesday.

Due to the decomposition of the body, it would take dental and fingerprint records to properly identify the body, he further stated.

A man fishing on Lake Charles noticed something suspicious floating in the water around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, the release from Indiana State Police says. He called police.

Authorities searched Lake Charles in January when it was still frozen over, but that search did not reveal anything related to Patrick’s case. Last week, authorities also conducted a land search near where Patrick’s car was found. That search was also fruitless.

Teleka Patrick went missing on December 5th in the parking lot of Borgess Medical Center in Kalamzoo. Earlier, surveillance video captured Patrick trying to get a room at local hotel near the hospital. When the attempt failed, she was later dropped off to her car by a hospital employee.

A little more than two hours after she was dropped off at Borgess Medical Center to her car, the car was found later that night abandoned in a ditch off I-94 near Porter. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department has said she was headed to Chicago to visit a relative.

The report of Patrick missing came when she didn’t show up to work at Borgess.

Source : Wood TV