Updated story: Coroner's Office says body found near American River was Linnea Lomax
The death of a woman found along the American River near River Park this morning does not appear to be suspicious at this point, Sacramento police said shortly before 2 p.m. today.
Officer Doug Morse told reporters gathered at the scene where the body was found that there is no evidence of foul play yet. Authorities are investigating whether the body is that of Linnea Lomax, a 19-year-old UC Davis student who has been missing since June.
The Lomax family and volunteers were searching the area this morning when members of the group spotted the body and called police at 10:18 a.m.
Crime scene investigators, the coroner's office and law enforcement chaplains have been summoned to the scene across the river from the Campus Commons golf course, as have homicide investigators.
The body is that of a woman and shows signs of decomposition, officials said. They cannot yet tell how old the woman was.
Video of Sacramento police officer Doug Morse speaking to the media at the scene. Photo of officer Morse and officer Michele Giganti at the scene. Video and photograph by Hector Amezcua / hamezcua@sacbee.com
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