Body of missing woman Nicole Richardson found in Clyde

According to police reports, a 39-year-old woman from Troy, Vermont, identified as Nicole Richardson, was found deceased in the Clyde River on June 30, 2026. Troopers from the Vermont State Police were conducting a follow-up investigation related to her disappearance when they received a report of a woman in distress near Vermont Route 105 in West Charleston.

A bystander and a Vermont game warden located Richardson a short distance downriver. She was unresponsive when brought to shore and was later pronounced dead at North Country Hospital in Newport.

Investigators have determined that her death is not suspicious and is believed to be an accidental drowning. Witnesses indicated that Richardson entered the river voluntarily but was quickly overwhelmed by the current. Her body will be sent to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to ascertain the cause and manner of death.

Prior to her discovery, Richardson was reported missing on June 29, having last been seen on June 26 at a residence on Pepin Road in Brownington. She was expected to travel to Loop Road in Troy but did not arrive. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Vermont State Police Derby barracks at 802-334-8881.

The Vermont body missing situation continues to develop.

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Source: Vermont State Police