Man hospitalized after being found stabbed multiple times in Costa Mesa

A man was taken to a hospital in critical condition Thursday night after being found in Costa Mesa with multiple stab wounds, police said.

Costa Mesa officers responded to the 2300 block of Placentia Avenue near the main entrance to Fairview Park shortly before 9 p.m. after a motorist called to report a man lying on the road, police said.

The man, who is in his 40s, had been stabbed multiple times and was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, police said.

Costa Mesa police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said Friday morning that the man’s condition is stable.

At about 9 a.m., detectives were combing through brush on the east side of Fairview Park in an effort to determine where the stabbing occurred.

Yellow markers delineated drops of blood on the sidewalk leading from the park to the street. A pool of dried blood on the pavement appeared to show where the man collapsed.

No one has been arrested in connection with the incident, according to police.

Manuel Banuelos of Huntington Beach was riding a bike in the park Friday morning when the police investigation caught his attention.

The 82-year-old has spent the past decade learning the trails of the tranquil park, which he visits several times a week. But Friday’s scene made him a bit nervous, he said.

“I have a lot of friends who run here,” he said. “I was worried that maybe something bad happened to one of them.”

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UPDATES:

12:05 p.m.: This article was updated with additional details from the scene.

This article was originally published at 9:15 a.m.