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Paso Robles police investigating burned body found in riverbed

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Paso Robles police are investigating the discovery of the body of a dead person in the Salinas River bed on Tuesday.

The Paso Robles Police Department was notified of the body around 2 p.m., according to a department Facebook post.

Officers then located the deceased person, who appeared to have been burned, according to the post.

Police say it appears the person had been living in the riverbed area.

The incident is under investigation.

This story was originally published January 26, 2021 at 5:19 PM.

Kaytlyn Leslie
The Tribune
Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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