2 bodies found near Lake Merritt in Oakland

Photo: Google Maps Two bodies were discovered under a freeway overpass close to the...

Investigators in Oakland were trying to determine whether foul play was involved after two bodies were discovered near Lake Merritt on Tuesday evening, officials said.

The bodies, which had yet to be identified, were discovered under a freeway overpass close to the intersection of Grand and Lake Park avenues near Interstate 580 around 5:15 p.m., Oakland police Officer J. Moore said.

A coroner’s unit was on the scene around 7:30 p.m., but a cause of death had not been determined.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale



