Detectives trying to determine what led to death of homeless man whose body was found in Ventura County river

Ventura County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Santa Clara River.

The body was spotted at around 1:30 Thursday afternoon near the A Street bridge in Fillmore, caught in some brush near the middle of the river. Ventura County firefighters pulled the body to shore, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man has been identified as Eduardo Castro. Some injuries to his body led investigators to determine it may have been a homicide. They say Castro was a 43-year-old homeless man who had been living in the area.