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Woman found dead in Tollhouse creek, cause of death is pending toxicology tests

A woman was found dead in a creek in Tollhouse on Monday afternoon, and homicide detectives are investigating, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.

The woman’s body was found in a shallow creek in the 27000 block of Burrough North Road around 2 p.m. She was a white woman in her 40s or 50s with no signs of trauma, the sheriff’s office said.

The cause of death is pending toxicology tests.

Ashleigh Panoo: 559-441-6010, @AshleighPan

This story was originally published October 23, 2017 at 10:37 PM with the headline "Woman found dead in Tollhouse creek, cause of death is pending toxicology tests."

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