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Body found at Manhattan Beach park identified as Long Beach man

An investigator takes pictures near an athletic field in Manhattan Beach where the body was found last week.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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A body found last week at a Manhattan Beach park has been identified as that of a Long Beach man, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday.

The body of Mario Herrera, 21, was found about 3:30 p.m. Thursday near a baseball diamond in the 1500 block of North Peck Avenue.

City workers discovered the victim wrapped in a bag while they were moving a pile of dirt, authorities said last week.

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An autopsy was conducted but the cause of death is still undetermined, the sheriff’s department said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

Detectives are continuing their investigation.

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emily.alpert@latimes.com

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