Autopsy Of Northfield Woman Found In Snow Bank Released

NORTHFIELD, MN — The autopsy of Mercedez Rocha, the Northfield woman found dead in a snowbank in Rochester in March, was recently released.

Rocha was reported missing Feb. 18.

The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office found that Rocha's cause of death was ingestion and/or injection of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine.

Rocha’s body was found in a snow bank near Gage Elementary School on March 16, police said.

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The police department said that Rocha's body appeared to have been in the snow pile for "some time," and there was no immediate threat to the public.