At approximately 10:15 a.m. this morning, March 27, 2018, a passerby reported seeing a body on the beach east of the Seal Rookery in the City of Carpinteria.  Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and discovered an adult female decedent.  The Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office has positively identified the decedent and her identity will be released once next of kin has been notified.  Sheriff’s detectives are conducting a death investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.