Hiker Finds Male Body Floating in Sespi Creek
A hiker in the foothills near Fillmore found the body of a man between the ages of 30 and 40 floating in Sespi Creek on Saturday morning, Ventura County sheriff’s officials said.
Homicide detectives at the scene were treating the case as a suspicious death. They described the man as heavyset with a 4- to 5-inch beard and long brown hair pulled back into a pony tail. He was wearing a green jacket, green shirt, faded blue pants and white tennis shoes.
Results of the preliminary investigation determined he had been dead for several weeks, officials said.
No missing persons reports matching the man’s description have been filed, officials said.
Authorities would not release the identity of the hiker but said he was not a suspect. An autopsy was scheduled for today.
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