Homicide investigators are on the scene in Newhall where a man was found dead by a woman walking her dog.

Lt. Mark Hershey of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station said that the woman made the discovery around 7:45 a.m. in the neighborhood near Newhall Avenue and 16^th Street.

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He said that the man appeared to be a transient, around 35 years of age and that he had a backpack with him.

No signs of foul play were found around the victim, who has not yet been identified.