Man's body found under rock slide

Man's body found under rock slide

WORK TO RECOVER A MAN'SBODY -- AFTER IT WAS FOUND UNDERA ROCK SLIDE INNORTHEAST BAKERSFIELD.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO IS LIVEAT THE SCENE OFF ALFRED HARRELLHIGHWAY WITH THE LATEST FROMBAKERSFIELD POLICE.DANIELA?THIS MORNING BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT ISEXPECTED TO CONTINUE RECOVERYEFFORTS FOR AMAN THAT WAS KILLED UNDER ASMALL ROCKSLIDE NEAR ALFREDHARREL HWY AND MORNING DRIVEWHILE HE WAS HIKING.ACCORDING TO BPD, AT ABOUT 7:45LAST NIGHT THEY RECEIVED ACALL FROM HIKERS IN THE AREATHAT SOMEONE WASSTUCK UNDER A ROCKSLIDE NEAR THETRAIL.WHEN BPD ARRIVED THEY FOUNDHIKING ITEMS NEARBYAND A MAN DEAD UNDER THE ROCKS.BFD WAS CALLED OUT TOTHE SCENE BUT WERENT ABLE TORECOVER THE BODY DUE TOLOSS OF SUNLIGHT.RIGHT NOW BPD IS CONSIDERING THEDEATH SUSPICIOUSBECAUSE THEY WONT KNOW THEEXTENT OF THE INJURIES UNTILTHEY ARE ABLE TO RECOVER THEBODY AND THERE IS ANEXAMINATION BY THE CORONERSOFFICE.

THEY WILL CONTINE THISMORNING AND ARE ASKING HIKERSAND WALKERS TO STAY OUT OF THEAREA FOR THEIR SAFETY AND TOEXPEDITE THE RECOVERY PROCESS.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKEDTO CALL BPD.LIVE IN NORTHEAST BAKERSFIELDI'M DANIELA GARRIDO--23ABC CONNECTING YOU.NOW..

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