A second person has been found dead in a Calimesa mobile home part that was overrun by fire this week, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Saturday, Oct. 12.
The remains were found Friday evening during the search of a unit in the Calimesa Mobile Home Park. The coroner has not identified the deceased person, sheriff’s officials said in a tweet.
They did release the identity of the first person found dead: 89-year-old Lois Arvikson. She was found inside a burned home during the evacuation of the park on Thursday, the day the Sandalwood fire broke out.
This story is developing. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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