A suitcase containing the body of a slain woman was found Tuesday in the bay off the Embarcadero in San Francisco, police said.

The unidentified woman was white or a light-skinned Latina and appeared to be in her 30s, police said. Her body was in the fetal position inside the case, which was found near Folsom Street and the Embarcadero about 8:45 a.m., said Lt. Mike Stasko, head of the police homicide detail.