Woman Discovered in Northeast Houston Drainage Ditch

Houston police are looking into the death of a woman discovered in a drainage ditch in northeast Houston on the morning of November 10. Officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of Wyte Lane at about 10 a.m. after receiving a call about someone down.

The woman was found in the ditch and appeared unresponsive, with apparent trauma to her head. Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived and declared her dead at the location.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is working to confirm the woman’s identity. The medical examiner’s office will determine her cause of death. Police homicide detectives said the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call the Houston Police Department Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.