Brooke Stratton, Madison, Wisconsin missing woman found dead in pond after last seen walking with mystery man 3 days ago. Male who is in custody on unrelated charges is now being questioned.
A missing Wisconsin woman was found deceased on Thursday after the 24 year old went for a walk three days earlier with an unidentified man, only to never to return.
Brooke Stratton of Madison, was last seen walking walking Monday morning at 7 a.m. close to Oneida Street in Madison, with her family reported her missing one day later after she failed to return home or respond to texts and messages.
According to Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes, crews recovered a body from a pond near Monroe St. and Lewis Ct., on the property of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Thursday afternoon, Channel3000 reported.
Police explore dynamics between deceased woman and man she was last seen walking with
Barnes said a nearby resident called in a tip about a body in the water, potentially matching the description of Brooke L. Strattan. According to Barnes, a drone was used to help identify the body in the pond. Crews later recovered the body, and Barnes said Thursday evening that the Dane County Medical Examiner will make a final determination as to the identity of the person.
A man last seen with Strattan was in custody Thursday in the Dane County Jail on unrelated charges. Barnes said detectives will question the man in connection with the case. The man has not been charged in the disappearance of Strattan.
The nature of the dynamics between Strattan and the unidentified man to date remained unknown.
The missing woman’s discovery comes after police previously said Strattan and an unidentified man were last seen Monday in the area of Odana Road and Whitney Way.
Chief Barnes has since asked nearby residents with doorbell or other cameras to review footage and to contact Madison Police, if anything out of the ordinary was witnessed.
Strattan was previously described as being 5 feet, 2 inches, around 118 pounds, with long strawberry-blonde hair.
A medical examiner is set to release the cause and manner of death in days ahead.
