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Released: June 12, 2010 - Saturday, 02:46 PM

Unattended Death

Contact: Rob BrynPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 6-12-10 5:15 AMPlace of Occurrence: 22000 blk K Street, Santa MargaritaVictim Information: Female in her early 40'sSuspect Information: N/ASan Luis Obispo County Sheriff's investigators remain on the scene of an unattended death in a home on K Street in Santa Margarita Saturday.
A woman planning to leave town on a trip was found dead in her home at approximately 5:15 AM.
"There is some medical history with the decedent, but because we cannot rule anything out at this point, in an abundance of caution we have chosen to fully process the scene." said Investigations Commander Ron Hastie.
Crime scene investigators and detectives are going over the scene and interviewing friends and family.
Preliminary plans call for an autopsy later in the week.
Authorities are withholding the name of the person pending further notification of family.