DATE: November 9, 2022
INCIDENT: Requesting the Public’s Help to Identify an Unknown Decedent
LOCATION: Interstate 40 Freeway, Barstow
DECEASED PARTY: Unknown Adult Female
SUMMARY: On Monday, May 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., Sheriff’s Coroner Division personnel responded with the California Highway Patrol for a reported deceased person. A white female adult was found inside a tent in a transient camp. The camp was in the ravine north of the westbound I 40 freeway, approximately 1,000 feet west of the E. Main Street exit in Barstow. There was no identification found on or near the deceased and attempts to identify her have been unsuccessful.
The deceased was approximately 5’1” tall and weighed approximately 78 pounds. She had medium length brown hair, brown eyes, and was wearing a red t-shirt. She had a past neck surgery as a cervical spine fusion locking plate was in her neck. An artist’s rendering of the deceased is included for public review.
Anyone with information about the identity of the deceased female is asked to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Coroner Division at (909) 387-2978. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Sheriff’s Public Affairs
Station: Coroner Division
Phone No. (909) 387-2978
Case No. 702204584
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
