Woman Found Dead Near Hwy. 1 In Santa Cruz Co.
DAVENPORT (CBS/AP) - Santa Cruz County authorities are trying to identify a woman who died after she was found lying near a scenic and lightly traveled stretch of Highway 1.
Sheriff's Sgt. Steve Carney told the Santa Cruz Sentinel that deputies were called to an area just north of Davenport around 4 p.m. Friday when a driver stopped and tried to render aid to the woman.
The woman, believed to be in her 50s, was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
Carney told the newspaper that there were no obvious signs of trauma, with no indications that the woman had been hit by a car.
The coroner's office plans to conduct an autopsy.
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