Woman found dead at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park; police investigating 'suspicious' death

Police in San Francisco are investigating what officials call a "suspicious" death after a 37-year-old woman's body was found in Golden Gate Park on Sunday night.

Officers responded to Golden Gate Park in the area of 22nd Avenue and Fulton Street for a report of a dead person, the San Francisco Police Department reported. Just before 7:45 p.m. local time, an unresponsive female was located and declared dead on the scene, police said.

The body was found near the annual Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park, which took place over the weekend.

When reached by USA TODAY Tuesday, the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified the person as Kelly Brock Koike of San Francisco.

Police said the medical examiner's office declared the woman's death suspicious. The cause and circumstances of her death were not immediately released.

On Tuesday, police spokesperson Eve Laokwansathitaya said no arrests had been made in the case which remains under investigation by the department's homicide detectives.

Aside from that, police have not released further information about the case.

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Fans walk around the Polo Field near Lands End stage during the first day of Outside Lands Music Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) ORG XMIT: CAFRA909
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'A dog walker found her'

A spokesperson for the medical examiner's office said no additional information about the case was being released as of Tuesday.

According to ABC 7, the woman's mother, Roya Koike, spoke with the coroner who told her police found her daughter in a duffel bag.

"A dog walker found her," Roya told the outlet.

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Body found near weekend Outside Lands concert

The victim's body was found near the Outside Lands concert, a three-day event that ended Sunday evening around 9:35 p.m. local time.

Anyone with information is asked to call San Francisco police.

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