The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office released the identity of the woman whose body was discovered in a Santa Barbara creek on February 19.
She's been identified as 45-year-old Danielle Montijo of the Ventura and Santa Barbara areas, the sheriff's office said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Montijo's body was discovered in Mission Creek near the intersection of Bath and Cota streets in Santa Barbara on Monday, February 19 around the time an atmospheric river hit the Central Coast, flooding regional roadways and Santa Barbara Airport.
Foul play was not suspected at the time. It was later determined she died of an accidental drowning.
The Coroner's Bureau is releasing the ID of the accidental drowning victim from 2/19/24 in Mission Creek near Bath and W. Cota in Santa Barbara. The decedent is 45-year-old Danielle Montijo from the Ventura and Santa Barbara areas.
— PIO Raquel Zick (@SBSOPIO) February 27, 2024
