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Wausau woman killed by train identified

Monday, October 10, 2011

Wausau police have released the name of a woman killed by a train in Gilbert Park early Saturday morning.

Police identified 57-year old Eugenie Buerger, a nearby resident in the area, based on the clothing she was wearing at the time of the accident.

The conductor of a southbound train called police at about 6:30 am. Saturday to report her body, which was laying on the railroad tracks.

Crews on a Canadian National Train told police they thought they ran over debris or trash around midnight when they were traveling northbound to the Tomahawk area. On the way back, the conductor saw that they actually ran over a woman.

Police are still not sure what Buerger was doing near the railroad tracks, nor if alcohol was a factor. Foul play is not suspected. The body was taken to Madison for an autopsy, and a full toxicology report could be back within two weeks.

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