Carson City Sheriff's Office investigates body floating at Fuji Park fishing pond
UPDATE 12:53PM: The body found floating Wednesday morning at a fishing pond in Fuji Park in south Carson City has been determined to be an adult male, said Carson City Sheriff's Office Lt. Brian Humphrey. The body will undergo an autopsy to determine the cause of death, he said.
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The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found floating Wednesday morning at Baily Pond in Fuji Park near the Carson City Fairgrounds. The body was discovered by a fisherman after 9 a.m. and is presumed to be a male, said Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong.
The case is being treated as a criminal investigation, said Furlong. Search and Rescue will remove the body from the water where it will be sent to the Washoe County Medical Examiner, said Furlong.
The south end of Fuji Park and Baily Fishing Pond will be closed for the remainder of the day.
Here is a news release from Sheriff Furlong: At approximately 9:21 a.m., the Carson City Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a body floating in the water at Baily’s Pond. The pond is located within Fuji Park at the South end of Carson City, boarding the Douglas County line. The pond is maintained by the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department, and is regularly stocked with fish.
According to initial reports, a fisherman had arrived in the area to fish and witnessed what was described as a presumed older male face down in the water. Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene and verified the incident. Detectives are on scene processing the area. The body will be removed from the waters and taken to the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
No other details are available at this time.
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