SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A body found near a creek in San Jose Friday morning is being investigated as a suspicious death, a police spokesman said.
Officers responded to a report of a body found by a creek in the 1800 block of Pine Hallow Circle shortly after 11 a.m., police Officer Albert Morales said.
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Fire crews were also called to the scene and pronounced the person dead soon after they arrived, Morales said.
"I was down here. I was walking by with the dog and just seen the body there," said one witness. He described the dead body as that of a male.
Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death and homicide detectives have responded to the scene.
"We canvass the immediate area any time we're doing a crime investigation, looking for cameras and other witnesses," explained Lt. Mike King with the San Jose Police Department.
Bay City News contributed to this story.