Partly decomposed body discovered in a storage container in the L.A River

The LBPD has launched an investigation into the circumstances behind a decaying body found inside a storage container in a shallow part of the Los Angeles River.

Details:

On Monday, August 31, at roughly 7:00 p.m., LBPD officers responded to the 3700 block of E 208th Street to assist Long Beach Fire, who discovered the body.

• According to the police, the decomposing body was partially enclosed within a large storage container and was found resting in a shallow portion of the L.A River.

• LBPD's homicide detectives were called to the scene and the L.A County Coroner's Office would later take possession of the body to determine the cause of death.