OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Police say the body of a 30-year-old Texas woman was found buried on a Maryland beach with just an arm above the sand.
Ocean City police were notified about the body Monday morning after beachgoers discovered it in a hole in the sand. Officials identified the woman as Ashley O'Connor of Plano, Texas.
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Ocean City police spokeswoman Lindsay Richard said by phone Tuesday that only an arm was visible above the sand. She says the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine a cause and manner of death.
Town spokeswoman Jessica Waters says O'Connor got separated from her family about 2 a.m. She says her death appears to be accidental, although nothing has been ruled out.
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Woman's body found on beach in Ocean City, Maryland