Crime & Safety

Woman from American Canyon Found Dead by San Pablo Bay

The woman's name has yet not been released.

A 58-year-old woman was found dead by the San Pablo Bay in Rodeo in Contra Costa County Saturday morning, according to the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department.

Around 9:45 a.m., officers responded to a report from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office of a body washed up by the shore at Lone Tree Point, park district police Sgt. Tyrone Davis said. Officers, deputies and emergency crews responded to the scene and found the deceased woman, identified as an American Canyon resident, Davis said.

The woman’s name has not been released pending notification of her next of kin, according to Davis. Anyone with information on this case or saw anything suspicious in the area is asked to call park district police Detective Gary Castaneda at (510) 690-6555.

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