Foot May Be Suicide Victim’s
A severed foot found at a Topanga Canyon landfill site apparently belonged to a man who committed suicide by jumping off a freeway bridge 45 miles away, authorities said Tuesday.
A 30-year-old Paramount man jumped from an overpass of the 91 Freeway onto the 605 Freeway in Cerritos on Saturday, said Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
The coroner’s report said the man was struck by at least one vehicle and suffered massive injuries. Both feet were amputated, and the right foot was not found.
“We haven’t made a 100% confirmation” that the foot found Monday belonged to the suicide victim, but investigators said it was “highly likely,” Dietz said.
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