Body Found in Riverbed May Be Homicide Victim
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The body of a 39-year-old man who died under “suspicious circumstances” was found early Saturday in the Santa Ana River bed, police said.
His identity was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
The body was discovered about 6:25 a.m. near a bridge in the 3000 block of West 1st Street, said Police Sgt. Jay Miller.
The cause of death was unclear, Miller said, though it may have resulted from a homicide.
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