{"id":200205,"date":"2026-03-11T18:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200205\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:48:01","slug":"body-found-in-lake-highlands-creek-identified-as-66-year-old-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200205\/","title":{"rendered":"Body found in Lake Highlands creek identified as 66-year-old woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The body found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-safety\/2026\/03\/09\/dallas-police-investigating-after-person-found-dead-near-lake-highlands-park\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/public-safety\/2026\/03\/09\/dallas-police-investigating-after-person-found-dead-near-lake-highlands-park\/\">earlier this week<\/a> near a Lake Highlands park has been identified as a 66-year-old woman from Richardson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Gwendolyn McTernen was found about 7:30 p.m. Monday in a creek bottom in the 8500 block of Walnut Hill Lane, near Harry South Moss Park, according to online records from the Dallas County medical examiner\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Messiah Lutheran Church confirmed the news in a statement posted on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cGwen was a beloved member of our church family and we grieve together while holding fast to the hope we have in Christ,\u201d the statement read. <\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">In another Facebook post, McTernen\u2019s daughter confirmed her last contact with her mother was on Saturday morning, when she set out on a trail hike. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">McTernen was blind, her daughter said, adding she requested a critical silver alert when reporting her missing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cSee you soon beautiful lady, we will forever be grateful for being the glue of our family and for instilling in us the importance of living as God wants us to,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">According to Richardson police, there are no indications of foul play. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The body found earlier this week near a Lake Highlands park has been identified as a 66-year-old 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