SOUTH EL MONTE >> Authorities have identified a 23-year-old man whose body was found floating in the San Gabriel River over the weekend.
The body of Alex Giovanne Castillo was discovered about 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, floating face-down in the river near Peck Road and Durfee Avenue, according to Ed Winter, assistant chief of operations at the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. He was believed to be transient.
The man’s cause of death was yet to be determined through an autopsy, Winter said.
A man walking his dog first spotted the body, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. David Kearney.
The body was “moderately” decomposed, indicating a relatively recent death, officials said.
No further details were available.
Anyone with information can reach the sheriff’s Temple Station at 626-285-7171. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.