LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office reported that the body of a male subject was found Friday in the Cache Creek Recreation Area.
Lt. Corey Paulich said that at approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday the sheriff’s office received a report of possible human remains located in a remote area on the Judge Davis Trail.
The trail is within the Cache Creek Recreation Area, which is located in eastern Lake County near the Colusa County line.
Paulich said deputies responded to that area and located a deceased male approximately two miles from Highway 20.
The deputies were able to recover the deceased male with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol helicopter H16 out of Sacramento, Paulich said.
Caltrans spokesman Phil Frisbie said Highway 20 was shut down for about 25 minutes Friday afternoon while the CHP copter transferred the body to a vehicle at the Cache Creek Recreation Area parking lot.
There were no obvious signs of foul play, according to Paulich’s report.
Paulich said the cause of death and positive identification are pending an autopsy scheduled for next week.