By: Dena Erwin, Placer County Sheriff's Department
February 3, 2012 - The Placer County Sheriff's Coroner's Office has identified the man found in the American River Tuesday morning as Peter Matthew Wynters, 30, from Newport Oregon.
An autopsy revealed that Wynters died from injuries consistent with jumping from the Foresthill Bridge. His body was found by a hiker in the water, directly under the span.
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