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Man’s Body Found in Artificial Lake at SoFi Stadium

Related Topics: SoFi Stadium, James Butts, Inglewood

A body was recovered from an artificial lake outside of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.

An unidentified man entered the parking lot at 6:01 a.m. PT, and security called the police minutes later, Inglewood Mayor James Butts said at Wednesday’s news conference. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau and L.A. County firefighters were called 20 minutes after the person was seen entering the parking lot.

The man was seen walking into the water at roughly 6:13 a.m., and his body was recovered more than three hours later, according to Butts.