Woman’s Body Found Near Blue Line Tracks

A man walking with his wife and child near the Metro Rail Blue Line in Long Beach stumbled across the body of a woman Monday night, and detectives believe that she died elsewhere and that her body was dumped near the tracks.

The man, whose name was not released, was walking his bicycle, accompanied by his wife and small child, when he stumbled across the woman’s body near the Metro Rail Blue Line tracks about 500 feet south of the dead end of Dominguez Street about 7:30 p.m. Monday, Police Detective Roy Hamand said.

The man notified sheriff’s deputies, who provide security for the Metro Rail, and deputies called Long Beach police, he said. There were no visible signs of trauma on the woman, who appeared to be 20 to 30 years old. She may have been dead for up to 24 hours when she was found, he said. The woman was fully clothed but had no shoes, purse, money or identification.