Woman’s body found near car down Oakland embankment
A car found several hundred feet down an embankment in the Grizzly Peak area of Oakland led firefighters and police officers Friday to the body of a woman that is now being investigated in connection with a missing person’s report, law enforcement officials said.
The vehicle was discovered near the 4900 block of Grizzly Peak Boulevard around 8:30 a.m., according to the Oakland Police Department. Investigators traced the car, a white Toyota Prius, back to a person reported missing, though they did not give further details.
After the car was found, rescue crews spent the morning searching for the body of the driver, police said. No further details were released.