Woman whose body was found in a rain barrel died in a freak accident, autopsy finds

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – A woman who was found dead in a rain barrel back in December died from a freak accident, according to the coroner’s new autopsy report.

Karin Ottenberg, 49, was found submerged in a rain barrel on her property a few days after she was reported missing.

Police found her body curled up with her head down in the barrel next to her back deck…

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