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Body found on Carson Beach identified as former Las Vegas resident

The woman whose body was found on Carson Beach in Southie has been identified as Megan Anderson, 29.

Massachusetts State Police received a call reporting a body a little before 7 on Monday morning. The agency said it was an adult female and that an autopsy would be performed by the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Anderson may have been homeless and her last known address was in Las Vegas, Nev.

An autopsy found no signs of trauma but the medical examiner has not yet disclosed a cause and manner of death.