A police patrol unit found woman's body in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue south of River Road in Manorville on Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports. Credit: Newsday Studios; Michael A. Rupolo

The Suffolk County Police Department is investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Manorville.

A preliminary probe has determined the cause of death to be "criminal in nature," police said in a news release Thursday.

After someone called to report the woman missing, police officers began a search and found her body about 3:21 p.m. Wednesday in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue south of River Road, according to police.

The Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office is performing an autopsy to determine the woman's identity and specifics about the cause of death, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

Newsday's John Asbury contributed to this story.

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