A missing 16-year-old girl was found seriously injured in Otay Lakes County Park near Chula Vista and later died, prompting sheriff’s homicide detectives to open an investigation, a lieutenant said today.
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Homicide detectives were investigating because the circumstances surrounding the incident were unknown and because the victim was a minor, sheriff’s Lt. Glenn Giannantonio said.
The girl was found in an area at the base of the Upper Otay Lakes Dam at 5:53 p.m., Monday May 6, shortly after she was reported missing, Giannantonio said.
She was hoisted from the dam’s base and taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where she later died from her injuries, according to the lieutenant.
Her name was not immediately released.
Anyone with information was asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Detail at 858-974-2321 or after hours at 858-565-5200, or contact Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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