Woman found dead in Merced County underground fuel tank identified

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A pistillate who was recovered dormant by deputies wrong an underground Merced County substance vessel has been identified by the sheriff's bureau arsenic 32-year-old Minchaca Torres of Delhi.

The video supra is from an earlier communicative and volition beryllium updated.

A 2nd woman, who was recovered successful the vessel unconscious, remains successful captious information astatine a section hospital. She has not been identified, but authorities antecedently said she is besides successful her 30's.

Deputies were called to Oak and Sycamore streets adjacent Delhi astir 3:30 p.m. Monday.

Investigators present accidental a calf connected the spot had fallen into the tank, and some women went successful to effort to prevention the animal.

Detectives judge the hazardous fumes and deficiency of oxygen overcame some women successful the confined space.

The women were capable to rescue the calf, but deputies accidental it unluckily had to beryllium euthanized astatine the country owed to its condition.

Merced County Animal Services seized 2 further malnourished calves that were recovered connected the property.

An autopsy is pending to find Torres's authoritative origin of death, and the probe is ongoing.