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Body discovered in Outer Banks

Posted at 9:17 AM, Jul 15, 2012
and last updated 2012-07-15 09:17:22-04

(CNN) - Police in Outer Banks say a body has been found near the area an Ohio women disappeared several weeks ago.

Authorities say a man doing construction found the body Saturday afternoon.

Police have not said if this discovery is connected to the disappearance of 33-year-old Lynn Jackenheimer.

Jackenheimer vanished while visiting the North Carolina beach with her family earlier this month.

Police say her ex-boyfriend Nathan Summerfield is the main suspect in her disappearance.