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CPSO recovers body of Monroe woman who jumped off I-210 bridge

Posted at 5:42 PM, Sep 28, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-28 18:42:12-04

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s says they have recovered the body of a missing Monroe woman whose vehicle was found near the I-210 bridge in Lake Charles.

Deputies say the Office Marine Division Dive Team located the body of 58-year-old Debra Kay Hughes.  Her body was recovered on the south side of the I-210 bridge today around 3:00 p.m. Friday.

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies found Hughes Volkswagen Tiguan unoccupied on top of the bridge.

Deputies say that Hughes jumped off the bridge.