Crime & Safety
Decomposed Human Remains Found Near Highway 243 in Idyllwild
Sheriff's and coroner's investigators were unable to identify the sex of the individual at the scene, a sheriff's sergeant said. No signs of foul play were evident.
A decomposed human body was found about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 11 near Highway 243 and Jameson Drive in Idyllwild, according to the Sheriff's Department.
"Two men discovered the body while waiting for a tow service to arrive and assist them with their stalled vehicle," Sgt. W. Clear of the sheriff's Hemet Station said in a statement released Thursday. "The clothed remains were located in a wooded area approximately fifty yards from the roadway next to a small transient-type encampment."
Sheriff's and coroner's investigators were unable to identify the sex of the individual at the scene, Clear said. No signs of foul play were evident.
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Items found in the encampment may assist with identifying the subject, Clear said.
Idyllwild is in the San Jacinto Mountains south of Banning, Beaumont and the San Gorgonio Pass.
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Anyone with more information about this incident to call the Hemet Station at (951) 791-3400.
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