Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Asks Public's Help To I.D. Body Recovered From Ocean
SONOMA COUTNY (KCBS) -- Sonoma County Sheriff's Department is asking for help in identifying a dead female body that was recovered from the ocean over the weekend.
On Saturday February 7th, at approximately 1:50 p.m., the Sheriff's Office received a report of a human body in the surf in Jenner, at an area locally known as Driftwood Beach, north of the mouth of the Russian River.
Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies, Henry 1, State Park Rangers and local Fire Department personnel responded. With numerous first responders on scene, the deceased was removed from the flotsam. Because of the steep and lengthy trail to extract the body to the awaiting transportation vehicle on Highway 1, the helicopter crew elected to use the long-line to remove the deceased.
The deceased had been in the water for an undetermined amount of time, according to officials, with identification is proving to be extremely difficult. Police are asking for the public's help in making positive I.D. of the deceased so the family can be notified.
The Sheriff's office sent out a release on Tuesday that said the deceased was a Caucasian female adult somewhere between 20 and 35 years old. She was approximately 5'02" and weighed about 100 pounds.
She had a one-inch circular scar on the side of her upper chest and she had undergone an appendectomy.
There were no tattoos, jewelry or other adornments visible, but they might have been lost at sea.
When she was found, she was clothed in MPG brand multi-colored yoga capris, size extra small. She wore a pair of size eight, brown Teva boots, with hiking socks.
The results of the autopsy regarding the cause and manner of death are pending. But the initial report indicates she did not appear to be the victim of foul play.
Anyone with any information about the identity of this woman is encouraged to contact the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Investigations Tip Line at 707-565-2185. You can leave a message - day or night.
