Disqualified Marathon Runner Found Dead in Los Angeles River

Runners climb 1st Street during the 2019 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathonon in Los Angeles, California on March 24, 2019. Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images

A record-setting runner dogged by allegations of cheating was found dead in the Los Angeles River, reports said.

The body of 70-year-old Frank Meza was found shortly before 10 a.m. in the Cypress Park area on Thursday, July 4, ABC7 Eyewitness News reported. No cause of death has been announced, but an official cited in the report said it is likely not due to drowning.