A body turned up in an Oceanside lake Wednesday, the Oceanside Police Department reported.
Patrol officers responding to a report of a foul odor in the area of Guajome Lake discovered the body in the water shortly after 11:30 a.m., OPD said.
OPD detectives and the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office were investigating the fatality, police said.
The decedent's identity was not immediately available. Authorities did say, however, that the deceased was a male.
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