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'Wonder Woman' Finds Body in Potomac

Not such an ordinary day for superhero actress

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(Newser) – Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter didn't need super powers to make a surprising—and gruesome—discovery in Washington this week. She was rowing alone on the Potomac River when she spotted a woman's body. She said she "did what anyone would have done"—and yelled to nearby fishermen to call the cops, reports the Washington Post. The dead woman was apparently a suicide.

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In this May 5, 2008 file photo, actress Lynda Carter shows off her Wonder Woman bracelet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York.
In this May 5, 2008 file photo, actress Lynda Carter shows off her Wonder Woman bracelet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Actress Lynda Carter attends a film premiere on Dec. 13, 2007 in New York. The actress played Wonder Woman in the 1970s.
Actress Lynda Carter attends a film premiere on Dec. 13, 2007 in New York. The actress played Wonder Woman in the 1970s.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Actress Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman on TV in the 1970s, says she didn't do anything extraordinary when she discovered a body on the Potomac River in Washington.
Actress Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman on TV in the 1970s, says she didn't do anything extraordinary when she discovered a body on the Potomac River in Washington.   (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
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