Crime & Safety
'Security Hold' Placed on Details Surrounding Man's Death
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a man whose body was found at the base of a waterfall at Vasquez Creek in Big Tujunga Canyon.
Details about the man found dead at the base of a waterfall in have been placed on a "security hold'' by homicide detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the The Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
As Patch reported earlier Monday, hikers from Tujunga discovered the body Saturday around 6:30 p.m. in the Angeles National Forest, according to a statement released by the Sheriff's Department.
Although the hikers notified officials, who traversed the terrain to reach the body, it was in an area overrun with thick brush.
The darkness and rough terrain prompted authorities to wait until Sunday morning to retrieve the body, officials said.
Members of the Emergencies Services Detail, along with the Sheriff's Special Enforcement Bureau reached the body with the help of a helicopter.
It was not revealed how long the body may have been there.
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Authorities would not say whether the deceased man was the for more than a week. Rescue teams members from the Sheriff's Department and other local search and rescue teams previously looked for the missing engineer.
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