The death of a missing Upper Perk teen has been ruled a suicide by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
The body of 16-year-old Maryann Dyer, of Pennsburg, was found near 11th Street in Upper Hanover Township on Wednesday afternoon. According to a report by the Pottstown Mercury, Dyer’s cause of death has been listed as suicide by hanging, following an autopsy by the coroner on Thursday.
The Upper Perk Police Department issued a release early Wednesday morning, stating that Dyer had last contact with her mother via cell phone at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The release stated that Dyer called her mother while walking home from school, and said that she wanted to go for a walk before heading home. Dyer was last observed walking eastbound on 11th Street in Red Hill Borough, and surveillance cameras at her residence confirmed that she never made it home.
In a follow up to their missing persons Facebook post, the Upper Perk Police Department released a statement confirming the teen’s death. The statement, posted Wednesday evening, reads:
“We regret to inform the community that Maryann Dyer was located today. She is deceased. We have no information to indicate there is a threat to the community. There is an open investigation and we cannot release any further information at this time.”
Additional details regarding the investigation have not been released at this time.
In the wake of Dyer’s death, her family has launched a GoFundMe to help with proper funeral arrangements. At the time of this writing, it has raised $3,735 of it’s $15,000 goal. Donations can be made by clicking here.
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