On 08-12-2025 at approximately 6:43 P.M., Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Deputies were dispatched to the area of Portuguese Beach (Mendocino Headlands State Park), regarding a deceased person being located on the beach below a cliff.
California State Parks Law Enforcement Rangers and Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department personnel had initially responded and located a deceased subject later identified as a 66-year-old female from Las Vegas, NV.
Deputies arrived and initiated a coroner's investigation. Deputies located evidence that the female traveled alone from out of the area to intentionally end her life. The decedent had injuries consistent with a great fall and criminal conduct is not suspected at this stage of the investigation. The official cause and manner of death will be determined after an autopsy is performed.
The identity of the decedent is being withheld, pending the identification and notification of the decedent's legal next of kin. Additional information related to this investigation will be released as it becomes available.
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