Elderly woman found dead in Moss Beach

An elderly woman was found dead Monday evening in Moss Beach.  According to Lt. Lisa Williams of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department, a man saw the woman lying in a field at the corner of "Carlos and Lancaster" (Pearl and Lancaster? [Google map]) and called at about 6:30pm Monday.  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel. Lt. Williams said the cause of death appeared to be natural, and that the woman had her cane with her, as if she had been walking.

UPDATE: The woman has been identified as Ella Scholtz, 79, of Moss Beach.