A body found in Twentynine Palms yesterday has been identified as a Coachella woman. The body was spotted by a Twentynine Palms man driving on a nearby dirt road, who reported it to the Sheriff’s department. The County coroner said Thursday, June 15, at about 11:00 AM, the body of Deatrice Yunvondia Frierson, a 55-year-old resident of Coachella was found in the open desert east of Singing Sands Rd., a quarter mile north of the Twentynine Palms Highway in Twentynine Palms. Her car was found about 2 tenths of a mile to the east, stuck in soft sand. Examinations will be conducted in an attempt to determine the cause of death. Anyone with information is requested to call the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station at 760-366-4175
