LEWISTON, Maine — Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a Lewiston, Maine, parking lot near a greenhouse operated by a local florist.

The Sun Journal reports the woman’s body was found Wednesday morning.

Lewiston police are investigating a death. Detectives declined to say whether it’s suspicious in nature.

Maine State Police crime scene investigators are also at the scene. The identity of the woman was not immediately released.

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