Authorities have identified the decomposed body found in the Santa Clara river bottom in Santa Paula on July 11 as a man who had been missing since April.
The man was identified as David Castro Carrillo, 43, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. His cause and manner of death have yet to be determined.
Carrillo was reported missing to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and was known to frequent the Santa Paula area, according to a Santa Paula Police Department news release.
Carrillo’s sister reported him missing on April 8, according to a sheriff’s office news release. He was released from a local jail the morning of March 9 and had not contacted his family, sheriff’s officials said.
The sheriff’s office was not immediately available to provide details on the investigation.
His body was found in “advanced stages of decomposition” around 11:30 a.m. on July 11 near the 600 block of Cornell Drive, Santa Paula police said.
A person called in finding a body near the river bottom, police previously said.
The police department is investigating Carrillo’s death and have requested that anyone with information call Detective Mario Escalante at 805-826-2930.
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com, 805-437-0224 or @ecentenoaraujo on Instagram and X.
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Reporting by Ernesto Centeno Araujo, Ventura County Star / Ventura County Star
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