Woman's Body Found During Palm Desert Welfare Check

PALM DESERT, CA — Homicide detectives were investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in Palm Desert Wednesday when sheriff's deputies did a welfare check.

Deputies responded at around 9 a.m. Wednesday to the 42400 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Deirdre Vickers told City News Service.

"When deputies arrived, they located a deceased woman at the location," Vickers told CNS. "The Central Homicide Unit is on scene investigating."

No further information was immediately available.