Foul Play Not Suspect in Death of Novato Woman Found in Car

Novato police said they do not believe foul play was involved in the death of a woman who was found dead in a vehicle Saturday afternoon.

Police were notified around 2:10 p.m. of an unresponsive woman in a vehicle on Kristin Lane at Simmons Lane in Novato, Lt. Oliver Collins said.

When the woman did not respond to attempts to wake her, paramedics were summoned and she was pronounced dead at the scene, Collins said.

A small dog in the vehicle appeared to be suffering from heat exposure and was taken to the Marin Humane Society for treatment, Collins said. The woman’s name has not been released.

--Bay City News Service, photo via Shutterstock