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Coroner’s office identifies man found in western Fresno County canal

The Fresno County Coroner’s Office identified the body of a man who was found in a canal Monday morning as Peter Melia, 69, of Mesa, Arizona.

His body was found in the Coalinga Canal west of Interstate 5 and Dorris Avenue.

Homicide detectives were at the scene, west of Coalinga, but the death is not believed to be suspicious.

Marc Benjamin: 559-441-6166, @beebenjamin

This story was originally published July 21, 2017 at 12:11 PM with the headline "Coroner’s office identifies man found in western Fresno County canal."

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