Body found in Ballona Creek in Playa del Rey, LAPD says

PLAYA DEL REY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A body was found Monday morning in the waters of Ballona Creek in Playa del Rey, authorities said.

The grim discovery was made at 8:44 a.m. in the creek near Lincoln and Culver boulevards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The deceased person was not immediately identified, and the cause of death was under investigation.



Video from AIR7 showed several LAPD and Los Angeles Fire Department vehicles and personnel at the scene, with investigators gathered on a walkway and bike path that passes under the bridge that spans the creek.