Woman’s Death Still a Mystery
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An autopsy Saturday on the body of a Lake Forest woman found in an Orange County park was inconclusive, a coroner’s investigator said.
Deputy Coroner Rod Thomas said further tests will be needed to determine the cause of death. Results are not expected for several weeks.
Search teams found the body of Susan Hobbs, 51, a botanist and avid hiker, Friday at O’Neill Regional Park in Rancho Santa Margarita. She had been reported missing four days earlier.
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