Authorities have identified a woman who was found dead under a highway bridge in Ventura County.
Police and the CHP were called to the Ash Street pedestrian bridge over Highway 101 in Ventura Monday night, by reports of a possibly deceased person. They found a woman sitting under the bridge. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s office identified her as Cheyenne Crawford. Officials say the 41-year-old woman was a transient.
The cause and manner of her death are under investigation by the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. Because of the location of the body, the CHP is handling the case.