Detectives say the body of a man who apparently died in a brush fire in Ventura County earlier this week has been discovered.
The blaze started in the Santa Clara River bed southeast of Ventura around 8 a.m. Wednesday. It was in the Olivas Park area. There are no houses in the vicinity, but it's home to a number of homeless camps.
Crews knocked down the blaze in about two hours. As they were doing mopup work, they discovered the body of a man.
Ventura County Sheriff's detectives believe he was trapped by the fire. He hasn't been identified yet. An autopsy is pending.
The cause of the 28 acre fire is under investigation.
