HELP SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY WOMAN’S BODY FOUND AT LAKE HODGES

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East County News Service

October 20, 2015 (Escondido) – The Sheriff’s Department asks public help to identify the decomposing remains of a woman found October 17th on Lake Drive in the Del Dios area near Lake Hodges.

The County Medical Examiner’s office believes the woman died three to six weeks ago.  She was of Hispanic or African-American origin, 25 to 35 years old, and about 5 feet 3 or 5 feet 4 inches in height. She was wearing a very distinctive ring, shorts, and a unique athletic jersey, according to Lieutenant Kenn Nelson in the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail.

No information has been released on the cause of the woman's death.

If you have information that could help identify this woman, or have information on her death, please call the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail at (858)974-2321 or after hours at (858)565-5200. You can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (888)580-8477 and be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.


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