DOOR COUNTY (NBC 26) — The body recovered in the Bay of Green Bay in Door County on Wednesday evening has been identified as missing 42-year-old Lisa Pipp, the Menominee Police Department has confirmed.
Police say the preliminary autopsy findings show no signs of foul play. Cause and manner of death determinations are pending toxicology and full autopsy reports.
The Door County Sheriff's Office says emergency crews found the body floating in the water near Little Strawberry Island in the Bay of Green Bay on Wednesday evening.
Pipp was reported missing on January 13. According to a post from the police department's Facebook page, 42-year-old Pipp got out of her vehicle near the lighthouse in Menominee and didn't take her jacket or cellphone.
Multiple agencies spent weeks searching for Lisa Pipp across land, air, and water in the Menominee lighthouse area before her remains were identified.
The nonprofit No One Left Behind K9 Search & Rescue was among the organizations involved in the extensive search efforts.
"Oh, it's, it's closure for us, too. Even as a group, we get very emotionally tied to the families and the victims themselves. And the respect, too. For the families and making sure that the communities don't make it bigger than what it is and making sure that the family has the closure that they need is very important to us as well," said Troy Olsen and Tabitha Armbruster of No One Left Behind K9 Search & Rescue.
I reached out to family members of Lisa Pipp for comment. While I was able to reach them, they are not ready to speak at this time.
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