Crime & Safety

Body Discovered Near San Diego Airport On-Ramp

The male was found Tuesday about 5 p.m., the CHP said.

SAN DIEGO, CA — A body turned up Tuesday on a freeway entrance near San Diego International Airport.

The discovery on the on-ramp from Hancock Street to southbound Interstate 5 in the Middletown area was reported shortly after 5 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The identity of the dead person, described only as male, was not immediately available, and his cause of death was unclear.

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