No foul play suspected after woman found in pond on Christmas Eve, Coast police say

Update Monday, Dec. 28, 2020:

Pascagoula police do not believe there was any foul play in the death of Deloise Moody, 65. She was found in the pond in front of Singing River Hospital on Christmas Eve.

Police said in a statement they are waiting on a toxicology report and autopsy to determine the cause of death.

This story will be updated as more information is released.

Original story:

The body of a woman was found floating in a pond near Singing River Health System’s Pascagoula hospital Thursday morning.

Pascagoula police say that they received a call around 11 a.m. Christmas Eve and responded to the pond near the service road parallel to U.S. 90 south of the hospital.

The woman was identified as 65-year-old Deloise Moody of Pascagoula.

“Currently there are very little details,” Pascagoula police said in a statement.

The investigation will be handled by both Pascagoula Police and Singing River Health System police.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pascagoula Police Department at 228-762-2211.

This story was originally published December 24, 2020 at 2:49 PM.