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Body of unidentified male found in Merced creek, police say

By Vikaas Shanker
Merced Police secure the scene where a possible dead body was found in Bear Creek near the West 16th Street overpass in Merced, Calif., on Saturday, June 16, 2018. According to Sgt. Joseph Weiss, a passerby was walking along the West 16th Street overpass when an unusual smell led them to the discovery of what appeared to be a body floating in the creek.
Merced Police secure the scene where a possible dead body was found in Bear Creek near the West 16th Street overpass in Merced, Calif., on Saturday, June 16, 2018. According to Sgt. Joseph Weiss, a passerby was walking along the West 16th Street overpass when an unusual smell led them to the discovery of what appeared to be a body floating in the creek. Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsun-star.com

Merced police are investigating after the body of an unidentified male was found in Bear Creek Saturday afternoon.

Details are still preliminary. Shortly after 3 p.m., a passerby reportedly was walking on the 16th Street bridge off North Highway 59 over Bear Creek when an unusual smell led to the discovery of the body floating face-first in the creek about 12 feet off the edge of the bridge, Sgt. Joseph Weiss said.

During their investigation, police blocked off walking paths on the 16th Street bridge and North Bear Creek Court to West North Bear Creek Drive.

This story was originally published June 16, 2018 at 4:16 PM with the headline "Body of unidentified male found in Merced creek, police say."

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