The woman, found in a sleeping bag at about 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, had visible facial injuries, Santa Monica police said in a news release. Firefighters pronounced the woman dead at the scene, police said. She was found near the waterline. She has not been identified, police said. Her cause of death remains under investigation.

A woman was found dead early Monday morning near a Santa Monica lifeguard tower, prompting an investigation by local authorities. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers responded to a call around 7 a.

A woman was found dead Monday near a lifeguard tower on a Santa Monica beach, prompting an investigation. Officers responded around 7:05 a.m. to the 1500 block of Ocean Front Walk after city beach maintenance workers reported an unresponsive woman near the waterline,