MANTECA, Calif. — Update:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has identified the body of the man found near a campground in Manteca.
In a Facebook post, law enforcement identified the man as 53-year-old Joseph Raymond Tigue.
"This is currently being investigated as a homicide, and no additional information is available for release at this time," SJCSO wrote in the Facebook post.
Original story:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says a body was reportedly found washed up ashore near the Turtle Beach Campground in Manteca
"Around noon, a boater near the Turtle Beach RV Park in Manteca reported a body in the San Joaquin River," said San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Sandra Mendez to ABC10. "Deputies arrived and deemed the death suspicious."
In a Facebook post, deputies say the body of the man was found near the campground located at the 700 block of E. Williamson Road in Manteca.
The person who found the body was fishing in the area.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to call the dispatch center at 209-468-4400 and choose option 1.
SJCSO says an investigation is underway into the discovery.
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