San Diego police on Friday said a family that came to visit a relative for Christmas discovered a woman’s corpse in a chest freezer at the home.
Authorities said the family members reported their findings around 11:45 a.m. Friday at a house in the Allied Gardens neighborhood.
“It’s very surprising and scary and gives me the chills because I’ve never heard something like this,” neighbor Ana Maria Mierau told local ABC affiliate KGTV.
The Medical Examiner’s Office is still working to confirm the cause of death.
Police said they haven’t been able to discern any apparent injuries to the victim given her frozen state.
Authorities also said they can’t determine the victim’s age or race because of her body’s condition.