Castaic Man Identified After Being Found Dead Near Castaic Lake

The individual who was found dead near Castaic Lake last week has been identified.

Marlon Francisco Menjivar Torres, 35, from Castaic who the individual found, according to officials of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

Around 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, first responders received reports of a dead body near the intersection of Lake Hughes Road and Castaic Lake Drive in Castaic, said Lt. Jim Royal, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at the time of the incident.

As of Tuesday afternoon, it is unclear how Menjivar Torres died, however, foul play was not a factor in his death, according to investigators.

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