Officers will prepare a report for the coroner, with police saying the circumstances of her death were not suspicious.
Former missing person Natasha Ryan, who was previously known for being found hiding in her boyfriend's cupboard as a man was on trial for her murder, is being remembered as a "devoted mum" and nurse after her body was found in Central Queensland.
Police told 9News Queensland the 40-year-old was found dead at the Rockhampton Golf Course yesterday morning. The body of former missing person Natasha Ryan has been found in Central Queensland. Ryan gained national media attention after she ran away from her Queensland home at the age of 14 on August 31, 1998 and disappeared.Local serial killer and rapist Leonard Fraser was later accused and charged with murdering her.
Almost five years after her disappearance, Fraser was on trial for her murder when police raided her boyfriend's home and found the then-schoolgirl, alive and well, hiding in his cupboard.Ryan went on to have a family and cared for her community as a respected nurse. Many people in the Rockhampton community have urged others to remember Ryan for the life she built for herself as an adult."She had a family, she was a devoted mum who loved her kids, she had a good job and just wanted a peaceful life.Readers seeking support can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyond blue on 1300 22 4636.
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