Construction worker discovers woman’s body in ‘secluded location,’ California cops say

UPDATE: On Nov. 15, 26-year-old Dino Rojas-Moreno was arrested on a murder charge, according to a news release by the Laguna Beach Police Department.

UPDATE: The woman was identified by the Orange County Coroner’s Division as 27-year-old Tatum Lee Goodwin of San Clemente, Laguna Beach police told McClatchy News in a statement.

The original story is below.

A construction worker found a body in a “secluded location,” California police said.

On Nov. 12, a construction worker found a dead woman in Laguna Beach, according to a Facebook post by the city’s police department.

The woman is believed to be between her mid and late 20s, officials said.

Police are investigating it as a homicide as they “found the scene to be suspicious,” the release said.

The Orange County Coroner’s Division will identify the woman and determine her cause of death, police said.

McClatchy News reached out to the Laguna Beach Police Department and the Orange County Coroner’s Division on Nov. 13 and was awaiting a response.

Anyone with information is asked to call 949-497-0369, the release said.

Laguna Beach is about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

This story was originally published November 13, 2023 at 9:27 AM with the headline "Construction worker discovers woman’s body in ‘secluded location,’ California cops say."