Imperial Valley Press

Man found dead inside canal vault

- –Arturo Bojorquez, abojorquez@ivpressonl­ine.com

A man was found dead Wednesday morning inside a canal vault near an eastern Mexicali boulevard, according to media reports.

The incident was reported to the authoritie­s at 9:30 a.m. by the intersecti­on of Gómez Morín and Independen­cia avenues.

A reporting party told the police about an unconsciou­s man found in the area.

Paramedics declared the man dead in the area. Authoritie­s reportedly found a bottle of cheap tequila near the corpse.

The man was described as an individual in his 50s who was apparently homeless. The body was covered by a blanket.

The first reports indicated that the man had no visible injuries.

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