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Woman's body found along Ormond Beach road, police say

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Police are investigating details surrounding a woman’s body found along an Ormond Beach road, investigators said.

A Spectrum worker saw the body around 9 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of Bennett Lane near Tomoka Avenue and West Granada Boulevard. Tomoka Avenue was shut down while police investigated, but it reopened just before 2 p.m.

Police believe someone killed a woman and dumped her body on the dead-end road in the last 24 hours, investigators said.

Police said they're trying to identify the woman. She was wearing blue shorts, black leggings, black shoes and tennis shoes, the Spectrum worker told police.

The area is near two vacant homes.

A cause of death has not been released.

No other details have been released.

Channel 9's Mike Manzoni is following this developing story. Follow him on Twitter and Eyewitness News for updates.

Anyone with information has been asked to email detective Apryl Andrasco at apryl.andrasco@ormondbeach.org or call 386-676-3514 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-277-8477.