Body found by farmworkers in canal near Biola

A body was found Thursday by farmworkers in a canal near Biola, west of Fresno, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.

Farmworkers were planting trees around 3 p.m. when one of them spotted a body inside the dry bed of a nearby canal near Barstow and Floyd avenues, spokesman Tony Botti said. The body appeared to be of a Hispanic man in his 40s or 50s.

Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators were collecting evidence at the scene, Botti said. A cause of death or whether foul play was involved won’t be determined until coroners looked at his body.

No further information was immediately available.

This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 8:18 PM with the headline "Body found by farmworkers in canal near Biola."