Body found in canal in Earlimart, deputies say

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- An investigation is underway after a body was found in a canal in Earlimart Tuesday morning.

Deputies say it was found in the area of Road 192 just before 7 am.

Construction workers nearby found the body and informed deputies, which they described as a Hispanic man.

It is not known how the body ended up in the canal or his cause of death.