Crime & Safety

Body Found In Malibu Belongs To Missing Agoura Hills Man

The body was found in a car that crashed over the side of Decker Canyon Road near Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

MALIBU, CA – A body found in a car that crashed over the side of Decker Canyon Road near Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu was that of an Agoura Hills resident who had been reported missing, authorities said Thursday.

The body was discovered the afternoon of Feb. 22 in the car at the bottom of the canyon, according to Deputy Trina Schrader of the Sheriff's Information Bureau.

The man was identified as 54-year-old David McHale, according to the sheriff's department. Foul play was not suspected.

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City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Shutterstock

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