Nature of Incident: Human Remains Found in Santa Clara River Bottom
Report Number: 15-2037987
Location: Santa Clara River bottom, South of US101
Date & Time: September 18, 2015 4:30pm
Unit(s) Responsible: Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty (D)ecedent City of Residence
(V) Unknown Unknown
Narrative:
On the afternoon of Friday, September 18th, detectives with the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau received information of a dead body in the Santa Clara Riverbed west of Oxnard. Detectives responded and searched the area. Due to poor lighting conditions, investigators had to secure the area and return the next morning. On Saturday, investigators located and recovered a set of human remains. As of the writing of this release, the body remains unidentified.
Prepared by: Sergeant Cary Peterson
News Release Date: September 21, 2015
Media Follow-Up Contact: Sergeant Cary Peterson
(805) 384-4744
Approved by: Captain Melissa Smith
