Body discovered in Rouge River is identified

    The remains of a woman found in the Rouge River last week have been identified by Wayne police as a local resident missing for more than two months.

    In a prepared statement Monday, police said the corpse discovered by a kayaker on the Rouge River has been identified as Rosalind Taylor, 56, a resident of the city. Mrs. Taylor had been reported missing Oct. 18 by her family. The gruesome remains of her corpse were discovered as a person paddling a kayak in the Rouge River near Pershing and John R streets discovered the decomposing bottom portion of a human corpse tangled in the river embankment at about 5:15 p.m. Oct. 16.
    Police confirmed the remains as human and removed the partial corpse from the water. The upper portion of the same body was retrieved from the river the next morning, according to police reports.
    Both city of Wayne police and Michigan State Police were on the scene, according to police.
    The body was identified by the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office using dental records. No cause of death has been determined and an investigation into the death is under way, police said.
    Police said Mrs. Taylor had last been seen in downtown Wayne on the same day she was reported missing
    Anyone with information about the case has been asked by police to contact

tspringer@cityofwayne.com or call (734) 721-1414 ext. 1503.