A 26-year-old western Missouri woman who had been missing since Sunday has been found dead.

Jessica Parsons
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Police in Belton found the body of Jessica Parsons Wednesday near railroad tracks. Authorities say she left home to go for a walk on Sunday. She sent a text message to a relative about 5:15 p.m. that day but had not been seen or heard from since then.

Police have not disclosed a cause of death and say the investigation continues.

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