Authorities are investigating what may be a storm-related death in Santa Barbara County.
Someone spotted what appeared to be a body tangled in tree branches in Mission Creek near Bath and West Cota Streets in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara Police and firefighters arriving at the scene at around 9 Monday morning recovered the body of a woman.
Detectives say an autopsy is pending, but foul play isn’t suspected. The creek was swollen with storm runoff at the time.
There’s no word on the identity of the woman.
