Troopers from the Michigan State Police Lakeview Post located the body Tuesday of a Montcalm County woman who had been missing since New Year’s Eve.

Jenna Lynn Evans, 34, of Sheridan, was last seen leaving a residence on East Evergreen Road, near Stanton, in Montcalm County on December 31, 2020.  She was reported missing on Sunday, January 3. Personal items were found near Vickeryville Road near Loon Lake, and the police sent out a missing person bulletin asking for help.

Investigators, with the assistance of MSP Canine and Aviation units, discovered her body, deceased, in a wooded, marshy area near Loon Lake, Crystal Township, Tuesday afternoon, January 5.

At press time Wednesday, the cause of death had not yet been released. The case is still under investigation. 

Anyone with information about this case should call the MSP Lakeview Post at 989-352-8444.