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Mysterious Death Near Santa Monica Shoreline, Police Investigating

SMPD Seeks Information About Victim With Facial Trauma 

The Santa Monica Police Department is investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered near Lifeguard Tower 1550 along the Santa Monica shoreline early Monday morning.

According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers responded around 7 a.m. on Feb. 10 after city beach maintenance personnel reported an unresponsive individual near the waterline.

Upon arrival, officers found a female victim inside a sleeping bag with visible trauma to her face. Santa Monica Fire Department personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.

The woman’s identity has not yet been determined, and the circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation, police said.

Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Detective Peter Zamfirov at Peter.Zamfirov@santamonica.gov, Sergeant Alfonso Lozano at Alfonso.Lozano@santamonica.gov, or the Watch Commander at (310) 458-8427.

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