FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A woman pulled from a canal in Fresno on Sunday, May 10, has been identified, and investigators say her death is now being treated as a homicide.
Southwest Policing District officers were dispatched at 11:42 p.m. to a canal bank near Nielsen Avenue and Hughes Avenue after a report of a body in the water.
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Police arrived and immediately removed the unconscious woman, and officers and EMS personnel provided medical aid, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Fresno County Coroner’s Office completed an autopsy on May 12 and determined her cause of death was homicide.
The victim was identified as 50-year-old Georgiana McGhee of Fresno.
The investigation is ongoing.
Detectives are asking for help from anyone who may have information related to the incident or McGhee’s last known whereabouts.
Anyone with information can remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP.
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Tips can also be provided to Fresno Police Department homicide detectives J. Espinoza at (559) 621-2415 or A. Lopez at (559) 621-2443.