'Suspicious' death investigation underway after body found in Calaveras River

Hannah Workman, The Record
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Stockton Police are investigating after a body was found in the Calaveras River near Alvarado Street and Beeler Street.
Stockton Police are investigating after a body was found in the Calaveras River near Alvarado Street and Beeler Street.

Police are investigating what they called a "suspicious" death after a body was found in the Calaveras River on Saturday morning, according to the Stockton Police Department.

At 9:27 a.m. Saturday, first responders were called to a report of a body in the Calaveras River near Alvarado Street and Beeler Street, officials said.

Arriving officers found the body of a man in the water. Police described the body as that of an Asian man, possibly in his 30s.

The cause of death is unknown, pending an autopsy. The case is currently being considered suspicious.

The Stockton Police Department is encouraging anyone with information to call its non-emergency number at (209) 937-8377.

Record reporter Hannah Workman covers news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at hworkman@recordnet.com or on Twitter @byhannahworkman. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.

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