Oceanside Police Investigating Man's Body Found In Canoe

OCEANSIDE, CA — Officers from the Oceanside Police Department responded to a report Friday night around 6 pm of a possible body in a canoe located in the riverbed of the 1000 block of North Pacific Street.

Upon arrival on the scene, officers found a man identified as a white male in his 50’s dead inside the canoe. The cause of death is under investigation and the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy. The man’s identity has not been released, pending notification of the next of kin.

Anyone with information should contact Oceanside Police Detective James Ferrer at 760-435-4667 or call the anonymous tip line at 760-435-4730.

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