LUCERNE, Calif. – A body was discovered on the lakeshore in Lucerne on Tuesday.
The body, said to have been that of an adult female, was found on the shore of Clear Lake next to a home in the 6500 block of E. Highway 20 in Lucerne.
Two Northshore Fire units, three Lake County Sheriff’s patrol vehicles and an unmarked van were at the location, along a narrow stretch of Highway 20 at the east end of Lucerne, after 3 p.m. Tuesday to recover the body.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has so far neither released the identity of the person found nor responded to a Lake County News request for comment Tuesday evening regarding the earlier recovery operation.
The discovery has raised concerns that the body was that of 23-year-old Kimberly Hazelwood of Nice, who disappeared near Upper Lake on the night of Sunday, Dec. 23.
Hazelwood’s family confirmed to Lake County News late Tuesday evening that the sheriff’s office told them a body had been found but would not confirm that it was Hazelwood, nor would Sheriff’s officials divulge to the family the gender of the individual.
Searches have been taking place for Hazelwood since she was first reported missing more than a week ago.
Shortly before deputies responded to the location of her disappearance, a person was reported in the water in Middle Creek about two miles south of where Hazelwood was last seen. Searches for that person were unsuccessful.
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