Crime & Safety

Body Found In Gualala River May Be Crash Victim, Authorities Say

A man whose body was discovered Wednesday night in northern Sonoma County might have died in a crash, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies were notified at 8 p.m. June 5, 2019, about the body in the 22600 block of Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road.
Deputies were notified at 8 p.m. June 5, 2019, about the body in the 22600 block of Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road. (Renee Schiavone/Patch, File)

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A man's body was found on a rock in the middle of the Gualala River in the Annapolis area of unincorporated northern Sonoma County Wednesday night, according to the county sheriff's office. Deputies were notified around 8 p.m. about the body in the 22600 block of Stewarts Point-Skaggs Springs Road, sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Crum said.

Deputies were unable to retrieve the body located in a steep ravine. A deputy remained at the scene overnight, and sheriff's deputies plan to retrieve it by helicopter or using rescue ropes, Crum said.

Evidence indicates the man might have died in a vehicle crash, and the California Highway Patrol was summoned to investigate, Crum said.

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— Bay City News Service