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Hikers in Big Sur discovered a woman’s naked body deep in the woods on a popular hiking trail, according to local reports.<\/p>\n

Authorities responded to an April 9 call after hikers found the body in the Los Padres National Forest. In a statement released on Monday, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) identified the woman as 37-year-old Joanna Ruth Shields.<\/p>\n

According to witnesses, Shields had multiple injuries including a head wound and neck cuts.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t see any blood. She was pale. She had markings around her neck. I don\u2019t want to say choking marks,” one witness told KSBW<\/a>. “And then when the firefighter lifted the jacket, he confirmed that she had a big gash on her head.”<\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEHEADING BOYFRIEND, FLEEING TO MEXICO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The hikers that found her also claimed they encountered a man who claimed to be the Shields’ friend and that he “appeared to be scared, nervous and shocked.”<\/p>\n

He allegedly told the witnesses that he found Shields naked and face down in water after being apart from her for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

MCSO is actively investigating the death as suspicious “because we don’t know what the cause of death is,” Sheriff’s Office Cmdr. Andres Rosas told Monterey County Now<\/a><\/p>\n

CALIFORNIA WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN NATIONAL FOREST, HUSBAND SEEN DRAGGING SOMETHING IN LARGE TARP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

MCSO Coroner Tina Nieto performed an autopsy on Shields on Monday, but her official cause and manner of death are pending the results of toxicology tests.<\/p>\n

Shields was an avid skateboarder<\/a> and beloved in the skating community.<\/p>\n

“Joanna was extremely friendly with everyone, and I don\u2019t think she had a single enemy,” Brandon Devroede, a former co-worker of Joanna’s and operation manager at Evolve Skateboards USA, told FOX 5 KSWB-TV.<\/a> “She was willing to help everybody.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital contacted the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office for additional details but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-hikers-body-found-naked-big-sur-backcountry <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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