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Released: January 7, 2012 - Saturday, 03:12 PM

Unattended Death

Contact: Rob BrynPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 1-6-12 9:05 PMPlace of Occurrence: 1800 blk of Cienaga, OceanoVictim Information: 54 yr old male transient - full identification pendingSuspect Information: N/ASan Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Search and Rescue (SAR) cadaver dog team discovered the body of a local Oceano transient while searching for another person reported missing. The SAR team had been called out to look for an at risk missing adult who was later found to have gone to San Diego without informing his family, when they found another person deceased under a loading dock. The dog alerted on the man and lead the handler to the location. The body was found in a makeshift bed with cardboard walls under the dock. There were no signs of foul play and the body appeared to have been there several days according to the responding coroner's deputy.