Crime & Safety

Body Found In Howarth Park Lake In Sonoma County

The deceased was a man in his 60s.

A body was found Saturday evening in a lake in Howarth Park in Santa Rosa, police said.

Police and firefighters responded at 6:08 p.m. to 630 Summerfield Road to a report of a body in the water north of the boat launch, according to police. A person walking in the area saw the body and called police, officers said.

Firefighters recovered the body of a man in his 60s and police did not see any obvious signs of injury, police said.

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The man’s identity will be released when the coroner notifies his family of his death, police said.

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