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Body Found On Silver Lake Freeway Ramp
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Police on Saturday morning were investigating reports of a body on the Silver Lake Boulevard onramp to the southbound 101 freeway. The location was closed for several hours as investigators work to determine cause of death and the man's identity, reports ABC Local.
The Eastsider LA reports the victim the as a male in his 20s according to Rampart Division Lt. Wes Buhrmester. Said Buhrmester:
At approximately 10:32 a.m., multiple calls were broadcast of a possible dead body on the [onramp] phoned in by passersby on the freeway. CHP and LAPD officers responded, and discovered a male in his 20s, deceased. An examination of the victim by paramedics revealed no visible signs of trauma, and he had no injury consistent with being hit by a vehicle.
LAPD officers said they are not ruling out foul play, according toABC Local.
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