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86-year-old found dead in Apex pond

An 86-year-old woman was found dead in an Apex pond Saturday morning.

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APEX, N.C. — An 86-year-old woman was found dead in an Apex pond Saturday morning.

Authorities said Carolyn Ann Pearce of 5604 Ten-Ten Road took a walk around her property at about 9 a.m.

When her family did not hear from Pearce, they searched the area and found her in a pond, according to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.

Pearce’s body will be sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office to determine a cause of death.

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