Infant Found Dead Inside Portable Restroom In Mission Bay: Police

SAN DIEGIO, CA — A suspicious death investigation was underway Monday after an infant's body was found inside a portable restroom in Mission Bay, authorities said.

An employee who was conducting routine waste removal found the boy's body shortly before 1:30 p.m. in a restroom at Dana Landing/Sunset Point at 1600 West Mission Bay Drive, according to the San Diego Police Department.

First responders with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and San Diego Lifeguards also responded to the scene. The child was pronounced dead a short time later.

Homicide detectives were notified of the suspicious circumstances involving the death and immediately began an investigation.

The identity of the infant and the parents remain unknown.

Anyone with information about the suspicious death was asked to call the department's Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.