Crime & Safety

93-Year-Old Man Found Dead in East County Hangar

Police said the death did not appear to be suspicious.

The body of a man who apparently died of natural causes was found inside a hangar at Gillespie Field in El Cajon.

The man—reported by NBC7 to be 93 years old—was found by a friend who entered the hangar around 5:40 p.m. on Saturday and called authorities, El Cajon police Lt. Rob Ransweiler said.

It was unclear when the man died.

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Police were holding the scene, awaiting someone from the county medical examiner's office, Ransweiler said.

"It doesn't appear to be anything suspicious," he said.

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—City News Service


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