A deceased body was found in a farm field near Wayland Friday. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, at 12:04 p.m. a body was located in the 1200 grid of Highway 78, west of Wayland. The body is a deceased woman. The identity of the woman is being withheld pending notification of family. An autopsy is scheduled. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office states, at this time no risk to the public exists.

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted in the investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa State Patrol, Wayland Police Department, Wayland Fire and Rescue, and the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office.