Crew clearing brush finds body in forest near Los Angeles

An autopsy is planned for a decomposed body that was found in the Angeles National Forest. 

A crew clearing brush on Monday made the grisly discovery near a stretch of State Route 2, about 15 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. 

Coroner's assistant Chief Ed Winter says the badly decomposed body is that of a male, but had no information on the person's possible age. 

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.  

Those who wish to provide a tip anonymously can call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or use their smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP, or “P3 Mobile” for the hearing impaired, on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.


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