Dead body found on 5 freeway in Anaheim

A police investigation into a body found on the 5 freeway shut down northbound lanes in Anaheim, backing traffic up for miles on Thursday, Jan. 24.
Motorists spotted a person’s body on the highway near Magnolia Avenue just before 6 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol Dispatcher. She said no major collisions were reported in the area prior to their calls.
It wasn’t immediately clear who the deceased person was, how they died or how they got onto the freeway.
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