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Man found dead in Rancho Cordova canal; death not believed to be suspicious

Man found dead in Rancho Cordova canal; death not believed to be suspicious
TURN ABOUT YOU. MIKE: FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS OUT OF RANCHO CORDOVA. THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND. BRANDI: IT WAS FOUND NEAR WHITE ROCK ROAD AND SUNRISE BOULEVARD IN RANCHO CORDOVA. MIKE TESELLE IS ON SCENE WITH WHAT WE KNOW. MIKE: NEW INFORMATION JUST GETTING MOMENTS AGO. THIS IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED A SPIN -- SUSPICIOUS DEATH AT THIS TIME. TO SET THE SCENE COME IF YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH THE SPOT COME OVER THE CANAL RUNS PARALLEL TO SARAH -- SUNRISE BLVD. THIS IS WHERE THE BODY WAS FOUND IN THE CANAL. JUST ABOVE THE WATER THERE IS A RUNNING PATH. THE PERSON FOUND HERE DESCRIBED AS A MAN IN HIS 30’S WEARING WHAT APPEARED TO BE JOGGING CLOSE. I -- CLOTHES. I JUST LEARNED THAT THIS PERSON’S CAR WAS FOUND NEARBY. THE PERSON FROM STOCKTON THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS HERE, BUT THERE ARE SOME SIGNS THIS MAY BE A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. AS FOR BEING IN THIS CANAL, SACRAMENT OF FIRES THAT ONCE YOU’RE IN THE CANAL IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT. >> THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. WE HAVE PULLED DEER OUT OF THE CANAL. WE HAVE PULLED OTHER PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR THEY HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE. IT IS VERY CHALLENGING ONCE YOU’RE IN THERE TO GET OUT. THE WALLS OF THE CANAL ARE SO STEEP. MIKE: AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE WALLS OF THE CANAL THERE, NO INDICATION OF HOW THIS INDIVIDUAL GOT INTO THE CANAL. WHAT IS WORTH NOTING HERE, NEAR WHERE THIS BODY WAS FOUND THERE IS ACTUALLY ONE LETTER THAT DOES GO DOWN TO THE CANAL. IN THE WORDS OF THAT SPOKESPERSON FOR METRO FIRE, THERE WERE SOME QUOTE SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES FOUND LEADING THE SHERIFF’S APARTMENT TO TAKE OVER THIS INVESTIGATION. AND GETTING WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THIS IS A MALE IN HIS 30’S FROM THE STOCKTON AREA, HIS CAR PARKED NEARBY. AT THIS POINT IN TIME THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS HERE IN THIS AREA, NOR HOW THIS INDIVIDUAL GOT INTO THE CANAL. THAT IS THE LATEST INFORMATION AS WE HAVE IT.
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Man found dead in Rancho Cordova canal; death not believed to be suspicious
The body of a man in his 30s was found in a Rancho Cordova canal on Wednesday morning, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. The body was located near White Rock Road and Sunrise Boulevard, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff's office ruled out the death being suspicious. The body was found near the base of a ladder into the water.Parker Wilbourn with Sac Metro Fire said that other people and deer have fallen into canals in the area. “It’s very challenging once you get in there to get out because the walls of the canal are so steep,” he said. The death investigation is in the hands of the coroner. This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

The body of a man in his 30s was found in a Rancho Cordova canal on Wednesday morning, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

The body was located near White Rock Road and Sunrise Boulevard, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff's office ruled out the death being suspicious.

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The body was found near the base of a ladder into the water.

Parker Wilbourn with Sac Metro Fire said that other people and deer have fallen into canals in the area.

“It’s very challenging once you get in there to get out because the walls of the canal are so steep,” he said.

The death investigation is in the hands of the coroner.

This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.