Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said they received a 911 call of a body discovered in a ponding basin in the area of Road 44 and Ave 228 in Tulare. 

When Deputies arrived at the scene they said they found a body submerged in the water.

Homicide investigators along with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office dive team are on scene trying to recover the body. 

The gender and age of the victim are still unknown and a cause of death is still under investigation, deputies say.

Although it is still unknown if foul play is involved, homicide investigators are treating the case as a homicide. Anyone with information on this case, please contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218 
 

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