*** UPDATE *** - Body Found in Caribou Saturday Morning Identified

CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) -

*** UPDATE *** - 8/22/2023 - 10:40 AM

The Maine State Medical Examiner’s office has released the identification of the body found on August 19, 2023, in Otter Brook in Caribou.

The female has been identified as Sonja Knight, 49 years of age from South Portland, Maine, she was reported missing on July 27, 2023, by the South Portland Police Department. Cause of death is still under investigation.

8/21/2023 - 3:24 PM

A body has been found off of Route 89 in Caribou by Otter Brook says the Caribou Police Department. According to Chief Michael Gahagan, they were called to the area of the Limestone Street and Route 89 in Caribou around 8:20am Saturday Morning for reports of a body found in the wooded area. Caribou Police Department was assisted by Maine State Police, Maine Wardens Service, and Caribou Fire Department. The individual and cause of death is not being identified at this time pending official identification by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta.