Liz Holland

Salisbury Daily Times

The body of a NASA research scientist employed at Wallops Flight Facility was found Sunday, June 5, a day after her family reported her missing to Maryland State Police, according to the Princess Anne Police Department.

Tiffany Moisan, 48, a resident of Kemps Nursery Road in Princess Anne, was found in a wooded area behind the Food Lion store on Brittingham Lane, police said. There were no apparent signs of foul play.

Moisan's vehicle was found in the Food Lion parking lot, said Princess Anne Police Chief Tim Bozman.

Moisan was a scientist studying oceans and phytoplankton, said Keith Koehler, a NASA Wallops spokesman.

She earned a Ph.D from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1999, and also held degrees from Old Dominion University and Texas A&M University, according to her resume posted on the NASA website. Moisan also was the recipient of several awards and had published articles in numerous professional publications.

Moisan’s body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. The incident remains under investigation pending results from the autopsy.

Bozman said a preliminary report could be available by the end of the week.

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