Officials seek help identifying a man found dead in a tent by the Sacramento River

(FOX40.COM) –The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office​ is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who was found dead near the Sacramento River.

On July 22, 2022, the decedent was found in an advanced state of decomposition in a tent by the Sacramento River, across the street from the Bill Conlin Sports Complex, according to the coroner.

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Sacramento County Coroner’s Office released a sketch of an unidentified man who was found deceased near the Sacramento River./Sacramento County Coroner’s Office

“A thorough search of the area and the decedent’s person yielded no identification,” Sacramento County Coroner’s Office said on its webpage . “The cause of death was due to acute methamphetamine intoxication.”

Officials said the decedent’s age is unknown and he appears Caucasian. His height is estimated at 5 feet 11 and may have had “brownish-gray, short wavy hair.”

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