Body of missing Loma woman possibly discovered

Police believe they've found Roxanne Kostka

POSTED: 12:00 AM MST Feb 18, 2013    UPDATED: 12:41 PM MST Feb 18, 2013 
Roxanne Kostka
LOMA, Colo. -

Mesa County sheriff’s deputies believe they've found the body of a woman who was last seen on Saturday.

Deputies said they discovered the body between N and O Road and 15 and 16 Road in the Loma area. They reported the discovery around 9:45 a.m. Monday.

Roxanne Kostka, 62, had last been seen on February 16 around 4:30 PM, at her residence in the 400 block of M Road in Loma.

Deputies said they learned new information on Monday indicating Kostka wanted to harm herself.

The Mesa County Sheriff's Office will work with the coroner to determine the cause and manner of death, and to determine positive identification of the body.

Continue to follow KJCT as we learn more about the events that led up to the discovery.

Body found in Loma