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Coroner IDs Woman Found Dead In Recycling Container

ALAMEDA (CBS SF) -- A transient woman whose body was found in a recycling container at the Bridgeside Shopping Center in Alameda on Monday morning was identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau today as 42-year-old Angela Lewis.

A coroner's spokeswoman said Lewis was found in the container behind Nob Hill Foods at 2531 Blanding Ave. at about 5:45 a.m. Monday.

Alameda police weren't available for comment on the case.

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