UPDATE (Tuesday) - The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has identified the teen as Shylah Alexander, 16, from Goleta.
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UPDATE (3:06 p.m.) - The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office says the person struck on the tracks has been identified as a 16-year-old girl. Her name will be released by authorities once next-of-kin has been notified.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A person died after being struck by a train on the tracks in Goleta Monday morning.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says the call came in just before 8 a.m. for an area of the tracks located near the 4500 block of Hollister Avenue.
Few details were immediately available but a sheriff’s spokesperson says the person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators were still working to confirm their identity as of Monday afternoon.
