Dead Montlake Road woman identified as Margaret Morton

photo Karen Morton was found dead outside her home at 1218 Montlake Road in Soddy-Daisy on Saturday morning.

Officials have identified Margaret Morton, 57, as the woman who was found dead Saturday at a property near Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Janice Atkinson said in a news release.

Deputies went to a property on Montlake Road shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday for a wellness check and found Morton dead, Atkinson said.

The sheriff's office is in the early stages of investigating Morton's cause of death, Atkinson said. She said nearby residents do not need to be concerned about their safety in connection with this incident.

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