The man found dead in a Castaic ditch last Thursday has been identified

David Burns, 63, from Castaic, has been identified as the man that was found dead last Thursday, said Sarah Ardalani, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

At 6:25 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a person unresponsive in a ditch near the corner of Parker and The Old Roads in Castaic, Lt. Brandon Barclay with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station said at the time of the initial report.

Burns was found dead with an empty bottle of alcohol next to him, Barclay said at the time.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Station Department Homicide Bureau did not investigate the case as a homicide and has not released any more details into what led up to Burns’ death.

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