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A teacher was found on a Maine teacher's day.
Kristin Westra was last seen Sunday morning at home in North Yarmouth and was reported missing Monday morning by her husband.
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said the body was discovered 500 to 600 yards into the woods off Route 231, which is also known as Gray Road.
Investigators would not say if the body was Westra.
The Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will make a positive identification, officials said.
Investigators said they were focusing their efforts on identifying the body and would not say if the search was over.
Police responded Friday morning to an area near 83 Gray Road and put up crime in the area where the body was found.
Westra, 47, was last seen at about 8 pm Sunday, officials said.
Investigators with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said Westra's husband told investigators he woke up Monday morning and discovered his wife was not home. He reported the missing at about 9 a.m.
Her vehicle and other personal belongings were at her home. She is a teacher at a local elementary school.
The search for Westra has focused on Lufkin Road. The body was found half a mile from her home.
Investigators said they have received nearly 100 leads.
A tip of a possible sighting was investigated Thursday, but it was determined to not be her, officials said.
Anyone at Cumberland County Regional Communications Center at 207-893-2810.
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