PALO ALTO — A passerby stumbled upon the body a man in a nature preserve park here on Friday morning, the Palo Alto Police Department said.
Police are investigating the incident, but do not believe that foul play was involved or that a crime was committed, authorities said.
The passerby called police at around 8 a.m. Friday, saying they found a possibly dead person at Byxbee Park in Baylands Nature Preserve, which is located at 2375 Embarcadero Road. When police and the Palo Alto Fire Department arrived, they confirmed that an adult male was deceased.
Police later learned that the passerby spotted the body in a muddy tidal area near the park’s parking lot.
The man’s identity will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office.
Anyone with further information on the matter is asked to contact Palo Alto’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413.