01-03-2014, 12:09 PM
Report No. C14000151
Media Release
Hawai#699;i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a body found in Kalapana.
At approximately 2:55 p.m. Thursday (January 2), police received a report from a 34-year-old man, who indicated that he discovered a decomposing body while hiking in a forested area of a lava field at the end of Highway 130 in Kalapana.
Puna Patrol officers responded to the area and confirmed the discovery of a body.
The Area I Criminal Investigations Section recovered the remains, which were taken to the morgue at Hilo Medical Center. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
The identity of the victim is unknown at this time.
Media Release
Hawai#699;i Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a body found in Kalapana.
At approximately 2:55 p.m. Thursday (January 2), police received a report from a 34-year-old man, who indicated that he discovered a decomposing body while hiking in a forested area of a lava field at the end of Highway 130 in Kalapana.
Puna Patrol officers responded to the area and confirmed the discovery of a body.
The Area I Criminal Investigations Section recovered the remains, which were taken to the morgue at Hilo Medical Center. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.
The identity of the victim is unknown at this time.