Body discovered on walking trail near ACID Canal in Redding
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have confirmed that the body of a deceased man was found along a walking trail near the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) Canal in Redding Friday, April 8.
Friday’s discovery marked the second time that a body was found in or near a Shasta County waterway this week, after another body was found floating in the Sacramento River near the Anderson River Park just a few miles away on Tuesday, April 5.
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Officials are seen recovering the body of a man after Friday’s discovery along a walking trail near the ACID Canal and the Win-River Resort and Casino. KRCR photo
Although few details have been released, officials have said the man’s body was found by a citizen while walking along a trail near the Win-River Resort and Casino.
After confirming the discovery, officials requested the Shasta County Coroner’s Office, who responded to the area to take custody of the victim’s body and assist in the investigation.
The victim’s name has not been released pending further investigation and notification of the man’s family and an autopsy has been scheduled.
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Officials have said that foul play is not suspected in the man’s death but provided no further details regarding their ongoing investigation.
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Trevor Montgomery, 51, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and operates Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS). Both are stringer organizations, providing breaking news coverage and community interest stories for other mainstream media organizations throughout the two regions they serve.
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.