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On the evening of July 1 the Modoc County Sheriff ’s Office received a phone report from a local rancher stating they had located the remains of a deceased person in the Surprise Valley area of rural eastern Modoc County.
Deputy Holshouser, Sergeant Richardson, Assistant Sheriff, Crutcher and Sheriff / Coroner, Mike Poindexter responded, met with the reporting party and were led to the scene.
Modoc County Sheriff personnel located the fully clothed remains of the unidentified person northeast of Cedarville, California.
On July 2, the remains were transported to the Shasta County Coroners Office for a forensic examination by a criminal pathologist to assist in the determination of identity, cause, manner and time of death.
The preliminary investigation shows no signs of trauma to the remains and the external post examination which was also attended by a anthropology intern in Shasta County corroborated the initial investigation which showed no obvious signs of trauma.
The examination was able to conclude that the remains are male. The investigation continues today into the identity and cause of death although it may take months to get a conclusive 100% identity confirmation via dental records and/or DNA.