Body found packed in dry ice in hotel
Newport Beach police discover a dead woman while searching a room during a drug arrest. Body 'was well preserved,' a police spokesman says.
Newport Beach police are investigating the death of a woman who was found inside a large storage bin filled with dry ice in a hotel room late Thursday, authorities said today.
Police discovered the fully clothed body inside a rubber or plastic container while searching a room at the Fairmont Hotel at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., where they arrested a man for possession and sale of cocaine at 10:15 p.m., said Newport Beach police spokesman Evan Sailor.
It was unclear if the man, whose name was not released, was involved in the death, he said. The coroner will examine the body to determine if the woman was a homicide victim.
"It was well preserved," Sailor said.
tony.barboza@latimes.com
