A burning corpse was found hanging from a tree near the merry-go-round. Park visitors were walking northeast of the Griffith Observatory near the Los Angeles Zoo at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. I was. According to police, they noticed a burning tree with a human body in its center. I called.
By the time police and firefighters arrived at the scene, the person hanging from the tree was already dead, he reported to NBC Los Angeles.
As of Wednesday morning, no victims had been identified, but Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart told the Los Angeles Daily News He said he owned the body. she is a woman
Authorities said they believed the victim was a regular visitor to the park and may be a temporary person, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Police said there were no signs of foul play and they were investigating the incident as a suicide.
"It's like a self-immolation," Los Angeles Police Department Detective Michael Ventura told station ABC7. "This will be the person who brought the gas and the lighter. We..there are rare cases of people self-immolating themselves."
, to determine the exact cause and cause of death.
