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City employee found dead in water at wastewater treatment plant, officials say

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The Baltimore City Fire Department said a woman that was reported missing at the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant was found dead in the water, Monday evening. Pneumatic Relief Tent

City employee found dead in water at wastewater treatment plant, officials say

Fire officials said employees realized the DPW supervisor was missing and remembered seeing her walk across a catwalk that sits above the water filtration system. Fire officials said they went to investigate and found a grate on the catwalk was missing.

"After some time, they didn't see their supervisor and they went looking for her. They noticed the grate was missing there were two items that belonged to her that were in the location where the missing grate was -- a glove and a walkie talkie. They immediately started looking for her," said Blair Adams, spokeswoman for the Baltimore City Fire Department.

Around 8 p.m., the woman's body was found in the water of the filtration system.

The woman was as a supervisor in the city's Department of Public Works for three years and a city employee for at least 20 years. The woman was also a previous employee of the month.

Jeff Raymond from DPW said he is not aware of any complaints about that catwalk, but he said they've launched a full investigation and will do inspections at all their locations.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. #BREAKING (cont) - Fire officials say employees noticed that a grate was missing from catwalk after they couldn’t find missing employee. She was a DPW supervisor. City employee for at least 20 years @wbaltv11 #wbal— Kai Reed (@KaiWBAL) June 4, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. #Breaking -Fire officials say the woman they were looking for at treatment plant was found deceased in the water. Employees recalled seeing her walk across a “catwalk” above water filtration system before she went missing. @wbaltv11 #wbal— Kai Reed (@KaiWBAL) June 4, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Fire PIO is at the treatment plant now. Waiting for an official update. @wbaltv11 #wbal— Kai Reed (@KaiWBAL) June 4, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Large emergency response at the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant. Baltimore Fire PIO says they are looking for a “missing” worker. Crews are searching the water, but there is no report that anyone fell in. @wbaltv11 #wbal pic.twitter.com/3LWeq9SKjy— Kai Reed (@KaiWBAL) June 3, 2019

#BREAKING (cont) - Fire officials say employees noticed that a grate was missing from catwalk after they couldn’t find missing employee. She was a DPW supervisor. City employee for at least 20 years @wbaltv11 #wbal

#Breaking -Fire officials say the woman they were looking for at treatment plant was found deceased in the water. Employees recalled seeing her walk across a “catwalk” above water filtration system before she went missing. @wbaltv11 #wbal

Fire PIO is at the treatment plant now. Waiting for an official update. @wbaltv11 #wbal

Large emergency response at the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant. Baltimore Fire PIO says they are looking for a “missing” worker. Crews are searching the water, but there is no report that anyone fell in. @wbaltv11 #wbal pic.twitter.com/3LWeq9SKjy

City employee found dead in water at wastewater treatment plant, officials say

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