Riverbank Detectives Locate Unidentified Body Near River
Riverbank CA – The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department Riverbank Police Services located a body of a deceased male late this morning.
Around 9:30 AM two detectives from Riverbank Police Services were walking the river, handing out fliers and talking to people in the hopes of locating Juan Alipio Hernandez. Hernandez, age 47, was reported missing by family members on July 7th, 2014. Hernandez family had not seen him for about two (2) weeks prior to reporting him missing. Hernandez is homeless and known to live down at the river near Riverbank.
While checking the area detectives located a body of a deceased male near the river. The body was suffering from decomposition and was unable to be identified. Detectives believe it may be Hernandez do to having a similar clothing description and physical build.
Detectives will not be able to positively identify the body or cause of death until the autopsy and DNA testing is complete. At this time, there does not appear to be any signs of foul play.
No further information is being released by detectives at this time.
Anyone with information on this case or the disappearance of Juan Alipio Hernandez is asked to call Detective Dave Hickman of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department at 209-525-7042.
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