Body on bike path ID’d as Irvine man, 51; homicide suspected
Investigators and others with the Irvine Police Department walk down a bike path next to the 405 Freeway where a body was found on Tuesday in Irvine.
Irvine police launched a homicide investigation Tuesday morning after a man’s body was discovered on a bike path near the Los Olivos neighborhood, according to authorities.
Orange County coroner’s officials identified the man as Sidney Siemensma, a 51-year-old Irvine resident. Coroner’s officials said they will perform an autopsy to determine how Siemensma was killed.
Police declined to release more information.
Siemensma’s body was discovered about 7 a.m. on a bike path that runs adjacent to the southbound side of the 405 Freeway south of the 133 Toll Road, according to police.
Tents mark the spot where a body was found Tuesday on a bike path next to the southbound 405 Freeway in Irvine.
Authorities received calls from passersby who thought a bicyclist on the path had been injured, according to Irvine police spokeswoman Farrah Emami.
But when emergency crews arrived, they determined the man was dead, she said.
“For a short time, the body was visible to passing motorists on the 405 Freeway,” Emami said.
A bicycle also was visible from the freeway.
