Family Believes Found Body Is Missing Dispatcher

The family of a missing Hot Springs Village (Ark.) police dispatcher say they believe a body found on New Year’s Eve is that of Dawna Natzke, 46, but police are waiting for crime lab tests before making a formal announcement. Natzke left a Christmas party on Dec. 21st with her boyfriend and then went home. The boyfriend, 46 year-old Kevin Duck, has told police he went to sleep while Natzke was still up. When he awoke the next morning, Natzke was gone, he said. She was reported missing the next day when she did not appear for work at the police department. Police have not named anyone a suspect or person-of-interest in the case. Natzke’s car was found earlier, on Christmas Eve day in the Oauchita National Forest, burned and charred. No sign of Natzke was found at the fire scene. Then volunteer searchers located a body last Saturday about 5½ miles from the location of the car. Police say foul play is suspected in the death of that person, but won’t confirm the identity of the victim until state crime lab tests are completed. Update: This afternoon Natzke’s sister Vicky Hegyi confirmed that police had visited the family, and told them the body has been positively identified as Dawna Natzke. One of Natzke’s friends told the Associated Press that a text message she received from Natzke’s phone seems suspicious.