The following is a press release issued by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office:
On 09-01-2024 at approximately 9:21 P.M., deputies from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of the Lake Mendocino Spillway accessed from Rafello Drive in Ukiah, CA for a coroner’s investigation.
Upon arrival, deputies learned that a passerby had observed an unresponsive female in the bushes near a hiking trail. The passerby summoned emergency medical assistance for the unresponsive subject. Medical personnel arrived on scene and the female was ultimately pronounced deceased.
Deputies responded to conduct a coroner’s investigation and identified the female as 29-year-old Rocio Lupian-Lopez from Ukiah, CA. While investigating this case, a family member of Lupian-Lopez arrived in the area. The family member advised they were searching for Lupian-Lopez, as she had not returned from her walk. Lupian-Lopez’s legal next of kin was notified of her death during this coroner’s investigation.
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office detectives also responded to assist with the coroner’s investigation. Investigators learned Lupian-Lopez had recent medical complications which are believed to have contributed to her unexpected death. Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives conducted a thorough investigation, and foul play is not suspected.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled for later in the week, but the official manner and cause of death will not be released until the autopsy report is finalized.
Anyone with information related to this coroner’s investigation is encouraged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center at 707-463-4086. Information can also be provided anonymously by calling the non-emergency tip line at 707-234-2100.
Isn’t it worth a wonder why so many dead women are being found in and around Ukiah? What the hell is going on?