n Sunday, March 29, PCSO was made aware of a partially decomposed body, found by a group of hikers, near Monterey, at the Eastern end of the county.

PCSO Deputies and Investigators and currently on scene. The investigation is ongoing, details will be published when available.

Sheriff Farris said, “We are on the scene with a dead body. Our first order of business is identifying the individual, but this is a crime scene and an active, ongoing investigation. We are looking into what exactly happened to this individual and looking to identify this individual as soon as possible. Our Investigators are diligently looking back at previous missing persons cases from the past weeks and months from this county and the entire state, as well as exploring any and all other avenues that can lead to the identification of this person