The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify the remains of a woman whose body was discovered at the Susanville Sanitary District sewage treatment plant, east of the county fairgrounds, Tuesday afternoon.
According to Sheriff Dean Growdon, deputies secured the area around the facility after confirming that it was a deceased person.
Fire personnel from the City of Susanville Fire Department, Lassen County Office of Emergency Services and the Susan River Fire Department assisted with removal of the body.
Growdon explained that a forensic examination was completed at the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office and the remains were found to be those of an adult female. Further tests are being conducted to aid in identifying the deceased and determining the cause of death.
Possible Ties to Missing Susanville Woman
On October 16th, the Susanville Police Department received a report of a person missing from the Susanville area. The missing person was identified as 48 year-old Susanville resident Jeanine Uruburu.
“Based on proximity of Uruburu’s last known location and the location of the remains,” said Growdon, “the Sheriff’s Office is working to identify any possible ties between the two cases.”
Anyone with information related to discovered remains or the Jeanine Uruburu missing person case is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (530) 257-6121, or the Susanville Police Department at (530) 257-5603.
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