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Body Of Apparent Car Crash Victim Recovered In Wheeler Canyon; May Be Related To Thomas Fire

Authorities say they’ve discovered a body which could be related to the Thomas fire.

Ventura County firefighters say the body of a woman was recovered from the wreckage of a vehicle in Wheeler Canyon. On Tuesday, Ventura County officials said someone died in a crash while evacuating the fire zone. Details of the circumstances surrounding the death aren’t known, including whether this might be the body of the same person who died earlier in the week.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.