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Woman's Body Discovered Floating In Lake At Boyle Heights Park

BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — A woman's body was discovered Thursday floating in a lake at a park in Boyle Heights.

The victim, later identified as 36-year-old transient Lorenza Arellano, was spotted by joggers around 10 a.m. at Hollenbeck Park at 4th and St. Louis streets, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Lorenza Arellano
(credit: CA DMV)

Witnesses immediately called authorities.

Detectives were investigating the death as a homicide.

No other information was made available.

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