Photo: Griffin Churchill // The Local Malibu
This article was updated on December 21st at 8:03 p.m.
The body of what appears to be an African American female was discovered in the water near the bridge at Malibu Lagoon just after 12 noon.
Visitors to the lagoon were taking pictures and notified the lifeguard on duty there was a body in the water. L.A. County Lifeguards notified Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s station and deputies were dispatched to the scene.
The deceased female appears to be approximately mid 20-30s in age. Authorities said given the condition of the body (rigor mortis had set in), and the visitor traffic through that area, was believed not to have been there more than 24 hours. The body was found nude.
The coroner and homicide investigators arrived on scene and processed the area. No clothing, personal belongings, or identification was found near the body.
Investigators processed a homeless encampment for evidence and potential connection not far from where the body was discovered.
The discovery of the deceased African American female sent shockwaves through the community just three months after the 10 year anniversary of Mitrice Richardson, also an African American female, who was released from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station September 17th, 2009, just after midnight, under suspicious circumstances. Her body was discovered 10 months later near Monte Nido.
The Richardson case and her cause of death remains unsolved.
This is a developing story.
