Body of missing Delano woman found in canal

FRESNO, Calif.

Police said 26-year-old Erika Lango was found dead in the Friant-Kern Canal in Delano on Tuesday. Investigators say it appears her body had been in the canal for awhile.

Lango went missing from her apartment on October 9th. Detectives initially treated her husband as a person of interest. Her death is being called suspicious.

Lango leaves behind four small children. Her family in Earlimart is planning a fundraiser to help with funeral expenses.

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