US Embassy Employee in Ukraine Found Dead by Railway Tracks

Investigators work at the scene of the accident following the death of an employee of the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, who was found unconscious by railway tracks in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sept. 30, 2020. Courtesy of Facebook/Chief of the Department of Communications of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko/Social Media via Reuters

KYIV—Ukrainian authorities are investigating the death of an employee of the U.S. embassy in Kyiv who was found by railway tracks in a park on Wednesday, and are searching for a man suspected of assaulting her.

Police said the woman was found unconscious with a head injury by a passerby outside the city center, in running gear, and wearing headphones. She was taken to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.