Body found in Ventura County

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in an isolated area between Oxnard and Ventura.
Lance Orozco

No obvious signs of foul play, but autopsy pending.

Authorities are trying to identify the partially decomposed body of a man found in the area of the Ventura County Santa Clara River Estuary.

A birdwatcher made the discovery near the Olivas Links golf course Sunday afternoon.

Search and rescue team members were called in to remove the body from the remote area where it was found.

There were no indications of foul play. An autopsy is pending.

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Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.