Victim found dead atop roof at Crystal Creamery identified

A 30-year-old man from Reno was identified Thursday as the victim whose body was found on the roof of a Modesto dairy plant, authorities said.

Daniel Volz was found bloodied and unresponsive by a worker at the Crystal Creamery plant at 415 Kansas Ave. on Wednesday morning. It appeared he had fallen from some sort of unit or machinery that sits atop the roof, according to Heather Graves, spokeswoman for the Modesto Police Department.

Graves described Volz as a transient, and not a worker. She said Thursday his death remains under investigation and no foul play is suspected.

Why he was on top of a building at the blocks-long plant that also sits along Ninth Street remains unknown, Graves said.

The death remains under investigation.

Crystal Creamery did not return a call seeking comment.

This story was originally published August 3, 2017 at 12:48 PM with the headline "Victim found dead atop roof at Crystal Creamery identified."