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Suspicious Death Investigation near China Camp State Park

This morning around 0800 hours, our Communications Center received a call of a possible medical emergency in the area of Miwok Meadows, 1400 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene and located a deceased subject off the roadway. 


This area falls under the jurisdiction of California State Parks, who has asked the Marin County Sheriff's Office to assume the role of lead investigating agency surrounding the death. At this time, Marin County Sheriff's Office Detectives are investigating the scene with assistance from the California Highway Patrol Multidisciplinary Accident Investigations Team (M.A.I.T).

N. San Pedro road is closed in both directions while we are on scene.

No further information will be released at this time. 

Media contact: Sergeant Brenton Schneider at b_schneider@marinsheriff.org or (628) 888-9398

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