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Dead Body Found Burning, Hanging From Tree Near L.A. Merry-Go-Round

Los Angeles authorities said they believe the person self-immolated.

A corpse was discovered aflame and hanging from a tree in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, fire officials said Tuesday afternoon. The body, found near the park’s merry-go-round, was spotted by passers-by, who reported the flames to park rangers. The Los Angeles Fire Department put out the blaze and a coroner eventually retrieved the human remains, which have not been identified due to extensive burns. Investigators believe the person died of self-immolation, the Los Angeles Times reported. A detective told the newspaper that there was no evidence of foul play in the incident and speculated that the person might have been a “local transient.”