Body wrapped in an 'unknown material' found on the side of the road in California
09/02/2022 9:00 am PDT
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. (TCD) -- A death investigation is underway after authorities reportedly found a wrapped body on the side of the road that has since been identified.
According to a news release from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, on Aug. 25 shortly after 7 a.m., San Marcos Sheriff's deputies responded to the 8000 block of Harmony Grove Road in Unincorporated Escondido to a report of a deceased body found. At the scene, deputies reportedly discovered the body wrapped in an "unknown material."
In an update posted by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, deputies said the body was sent to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. The body was reportedly identified as 27-year-old Martin Armenta.
The Sheriff's Department said the cause and manner of death are still under investigation, as well as the circumstances surrounding the incident. Armenta's family has been notified of his death.
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