(Kingsley) — A Kingsley woman who had been missing since Sunday evening was found dead Tuesday morning at a nearby creek. The body was identified as 57 year old Lisa Derby. On Sunday evening at about 10:30 p.m. the Kingsley Police
Department was notified about a missing woman. Josh Derby advised that his mother, Lisa Derby had been missing since about 5:00 p.m. Sunday evening. Family and friends had been searching for Lisa, but were unable to locate her. It was said that Derby had left her cell phone and purse behind. Early this morning (Tuesday), at about 8:07 a.m. the Plymouth County Communications Center received a call from a subject that resides at 43755 County Road C-66.
The caller advised he was checking the un-named creek close to his residence and found an unresponsive female in the creek. The Kingsley Ambulance, Kingsley Fire Department, Plymouth County Sheriff’s Deputies, and the Kingsley Police Department were dispatched to the area. A white female was found in the creek deceased. The Plymouth County Coroner was contacted and the body was transported to Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars. The dead female body was identified as the missing woman, Lisa Derby. At this time, the investigation is continuing in this matter.