Dead woman’s body found floating in south Sacramento creek, county authorities say
Sacramento County authorities are investigating after a dead woman was spotted floating in a south Sacramento creek on Sunday.
A woman called 911 dispatchers at about 2:06 p.m. saying she saw a woman floating in Morrison Creek near Steiner Drive. Sgt. Amar Gandhi, a spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, said her death wasn’t deemed suspicious and referred inquiries to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.
The Coroner’s Office went to nearby 53rd Avenue to retrieve the body. She hasn’t yet been identified, and a cause of death hasn’t been released.
Firefighters with the Pacific Fruitridge Fire Protection District came to the scene to help lift the woman’s body out of a nearby canal, according to sheriff’s dispatch audio.
Ishani Desai
The Sacramento Bee