LOS ANGELES — The body of a woman who apparently took her own life was found burning and hanging from a tree in Griffith Park Tuesday, authorities said.
Firefighters were sent to the area near the park’s Merry Go Round at about 12:30 p.m., according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The body was that of a woman, Stewart said. Information on her age and identity was not immediately available, though the woman’s body was on fire at the time of the discovery, Stewart said.
The death has been classified as an apparent suicide, pending the results of a coroner’s investigation, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department.
GETTING HELP
If you or someone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, mental health resources, including free and low-cost services, are available. They include:
- Born This Way Foundation’s Get Help Now page: BornThisWay.foundation/get-help-now
- Crisis Text Line: CrisisTextLine.org
- Hayden’s Corner: HaydensCorner.org
- The National Council for Behavioral Health’s Find a Behavioral Health Provider page: HaydensCorner.org
- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 or SuicidePreventionLifeline.org
- The Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Resources and Programs page: SPRC.org/resources-programs
- The Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, press 1, or VeteransCrisisLine.net
