Crime & Safety

Body Found In L.A. Riverbed

BREAKING: Police are investigating.

LOS ANGELES – A body was found today in the dry riverbed of the Los Angeles River in the Los Feliz area.

The discovery was made about 12:40 p.m. near the 3200 block of Hyperion Avenue, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Information was not immediately available on the gender or approximate age of the person, nor on the possible cause of death.

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Police were sent to investigate.

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--City News Service. Image via Renee Schiavone, Patch staff

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