Two males have been discovered useless Sunday morning in a “human-dug” collapse a Northridge hillside, officers mentioned.
The hollowed-out area was about 2 or 3 ft excessive. There isn’t any foul play suspected within the males’s deaths right now, mentioned LAPD spokesperson Tony Im.
An unknown white powder was discovered mendacity close to the our bodies, which spurred the Los Angeles Hearth Division to name out a hazardous-materials staff. An city search and rescue staff additionally was summoned to the positioning to find out whether or not the hillside the place the cave was dug wanted shoring up. It didn’t.
The makeshift cave sits close to a homeless encampment.
No additional data was accessible right now.