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Deputies recover body in wooded area west of Sonora

The body of an unidentified man was found in a wooded area west of Sonora, Calif. by the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The cause of death was unknown as of Monday.
The body of an unidentified man was found in a wooded area west of Sonora, Calif. by the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The cause of death was unknown as of Monday. Tuolumne County Sheriff's Dept.

Deputies found the body of a man in a wooded area west of Sonora, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday.

The deceased man, who was not identified, was reported to the office late Friday evening off Rough and Ready Trail, a news releases said. Deputies could not locate the body because of darkness, but they returned Saturday and found it.

Investigators as of Monday did not know whether foul play is involved, Lt. David Vasquez said. The body will undergo an autopsy at the Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office, he said.

John Holland
The Modesto Bee
John Holland covers agriculture, transportation and general assignment news. He has been with The Modesto Bee since 2000 and previously worked at newspapers in Sonora and Visalia. He was born and raised in San Francisco and has a journalism degree from UC Berkeley.
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