Police Friday were searching for anyone who provides information on the death of a woman whose body was found near the Coachella Valley Water District ponds in North Palm Springs last week.
The body of Winter Nichols, 25, was discovered about 8 a.m. May 28 by Coachella Valley Water District employees near the ponds in the Whitewater River area.
Nichols last was seen on a May 26 surveillance video near the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. On the video, she can be seen walking southbound on Calle Encilia, just south of Andreas Road, on the east sidewalk,
She was barefoot and wearing a light-colored shirt with black and gray yoga pants, carrying an oversized, stuffed teddy bear.
Police asked anyone with information related to the investigation to call Palm Springs police Detective Grissom at 760-323-8145, or the anonymous Crime Stoppers tipline at 760-341-7867.
