Palm Desert活沙漠动物园一名外包人员被发现死亡 警长局称无谋杀迹象 死因待查
Palm Desert讯——Riverside CountyPalm Desert市的活沙漠动物园与花园（The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens）10月14日发生一起死亡事件。据《沙漠太阳报》报道，Riverside County警长局表示，警员当天上午9时05分接报前往波托拉大道（Portola Avenue）47000号街区处理一起工业意外报告，到场后与急救人员会合，急救人员当场宣布一名人员死亡。
警长局表示，死者是一名外包承包人员，现场没有谋杀迹象，但死者具体死因尚不明确，调查仍在进行中。警长局未公布死者姓名等进一步信息。
动物园发言人在声明中表示，10月14日上午，园方幕后区域曾有911应急响应，涉及一名被发现死亡的外包人员；声明称，事件不涉及游客，与园内动物、动物护理业务以及「狮岭」（Lions Ridge）开发项目无关。
活沙漠动物园与花园位于Palm Desert市波托拉大道一带，是Coachella Valley区的主要动物园与植物园景点。案件后续信息将由Riverside County警长局与相关部门进一步公布。
（来源：《沙漠太阳报》报道、Riverside County警长局）
Outside Contractor Found Dead at Living Desert Zoo in Palm Desert; No Signs of Foul Play, Sheriff Says
PALM DESERT — A person was found dead at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert on October 14. According to the Desert Sun, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said deputies responded at 9:05 a.m. Wednesday to a report of an industrial accident in the 47,000 block of Portola Avenue. Arriving deputies met paramedics at the scene, who pronounced the individual dead.
The sheriff's department said the person was an outside contractor, that there were no signs of foul play, and that how the person died remained unclear. The investigation was ongoing, and the department did not release the person's name or further details.
A zoo spokesperson said in a statement that there had been a 911 response that morning to a behind-the-scenes area of The Living Desert involving an outside contractor who was found deceased. The statement said the incident did not involve guests and was unrelated to the zoo's animals, animal care operations or its Lions Ridge development project.
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, on Portola Avenue in Palm Desert, is a major zoo and botanical garden attraction in the Coachella Valley. Further information is expected from the sheriff's department as the investigation continues.
(Sources: Desert Sun, Oct. 14; Riverside County Sheriff's Department)
来源：《沙漠太阳报》、Riverside County警长局
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