Teen Found Deceased Near Popular Lafayette Walking Trail Thursday; Apparent Suicide

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Police are investigating the discovery of a body found in the open space near the popular walking/biking trail on Olympic Boulevard Thursday morning.

Police confirmed they received a report of a deceased person in the area of Olympic and Pleasant Hill Road, north of the East Bay Regional Parks District trail and approximately 50 yards west of the staging area.

Police said arriving officers confirmed the discovery and believe the person, a girl in her teens, died in an apparent suicide.

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19 Comments

  1. Danielle on Jun 13, 2019 at 3:34 pm

    How awful. My condolences to his or her family.

    • NEWS24-680 on Jun 13, 2019 at 3:42 pm

      Indeed, Danielle… thanks.

    • Audra on Jun 16, 2019 at 8:42 pm

      Thank you that teen is my niece

  2. M Hannafin on Jun 13, 2019 at 3:45 pm

    One last walk into the trees?

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    • NEWS24-680 on Jun 13, 2019 at 4:45 pm

      Possibly.

  3. S Waverly on Jun 13, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    How awful. We use that area a lot. Our thoughts and prayers to this person’s family.

    • Audra on Jun 16, 2019 at 8:44 pm

      Thank you for your thoughts and prayers this was my niece

  4. Kelly B on Jun 13, 2019 at 4:04 pm

    What next.

  5. Maria Alago-Brenner on Jun 13, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    this is awful! RIP. My heart goes out to the family.

    • NEWS24-680 on Jun 13, 2019 at 4:58 pm

      Agreed, Maria… and thank you for thinking of them…

  6. Jim Hebert on Jun 13, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    Thank you for the coverage today. Definitely our go to for local news around these parts.

  7. B Selman on Jun 14, 2019 at 9:48 am

    Yes. We were in the area at the time of the discovery and wondered what was happening when we received you alert. It explained a lot of things. Your silence afterward also explains a lot. Our hopes and prayers are with the family of this young person. I cannot think of any worse pain.

    • Audra on Jun 16, 2019 at 8:48 pm

      There is no worse pain… that was my niece… this is the second child my sister has had to give to God… thank you

  8. Charles on Jun 14, 2019 at 10:01 am

    Very sad.

  9. Matthew on Jun 14, 2019 at 4:20 pm

    Appreciate the sensity you showed while covering this story!!!!

  10. Christine on Jun 17, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    I am so sorry Audra, we lost my nephew to suicide in Jan 2013 at the age of 15, also in Lafayette.

  11. Kim on Jun 20, 2019 at 8:51 am

    How do we know it’s a suicide and not a lynching? Concerned.

    • NEWS24-680 on Jun 20, 2019 at 9:02 am

      No evidence to suggest this was anything other than a suicide, Kim.

  12. Carol on Jun 24, 2019 at 3:13 pm

    For a family to have now suffered 2 losses has to be devastating! I pray for their strength to endure such a tragedy.

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