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Body found in New River

Todays is : Friday, 03 September 2010

Written by George Gale
Monday, 09 November 2009
(Body found in Calexico)…..Deputy Coroner Tommy Garcia says he was called at 3:00 Saturday afternoon. Border Patrol agents were apparently working the area near the intersection of Second Street and Cesar Chavez, when they noticed a body floating in the New River. Garcia says the body was recovered, but there is not much information available. He says no identification was found on the body, He says he is working with the Mexican Consulate in Calexico to try to identify the body. An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday to try to determine the cause of death and possibly assist in the identification process.