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Police say alcohol withdrawal caused woman’s death in California backcountry
Joanna Ruth Shields’ body was found in a pool of water with suspicious marks, driving speculation she was attacked A young woman whose body was found in the backcountry of California ’s Big Sur with suspicious marks on her face and neck died of alcohol withdrawal, the Monterey county sheriff’s office said on Thursday. The discovery of Joanna Ruth Shields’ body in April had driven widespread suspicion that she had been the victim of a violent attack. A group of hikers found Shields, 37, naked in a pool of water in the Sykes hot springs area of the Ventana wilderness with marks on her neck and a cut across her fore...
- Source published
- 24 Jul 2026, 21:42 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed - Captured by GC
- 24 Jul 2026, 22:55 CEST
When GlobalsConflicts first captured this item. - Source
- The Guardian - World
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- medium · direct source trail
- Source quality
- usable
direct source; further independent sources matter for hard confidence - Actors
- UN, WHO, Syria
Joanna Ruth Shields’ body was found in a pool of water with suspicious marks, driving speculation she was attacked A young woman whose body was found in the backcountry of California ’s Big Sur with suspicious marks on her face and neck died of alcohol withdrawal, the Monterey county sheriff’s office said on Thursday. The discovery of Joanna Ruth Shields’ body in April had driven widespread suspicion that she had been the victim of a violent attack. A group of hikers found Shields, 37, naked in a pool of water in the Sykes hot springs area of the Ventana wilderness with marks on her neck and a cut across her fore...
What is reported
Joanna Ruth Shields’ body was found in a pool of water with suspicious marks, driving speculation she was attacked A young woman whose body was found in the backcountry of California ’s Big Sur with suspicious marks on her face and neck died of alcohol withdrawal, the Monterey county sheriff’s office said on Thursday. The discovery of Joanna Ruth Shields’ body in April had driven widespread suspicion that she had been the victim of a violent attack. A group of hikers found Shields, 37, naked in a pool of water in t...
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- Source published (RSS): 24 Jul 2026, 21:42 CEST. Publication time from the source RSS/feed
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