[UPDATE 4:46 p.m.] Woman Reports Body Near Ocean in Manila Area; Deputy Coroner and Sheriff’s Deputies Investigating

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and a deputy Coroner are investigating a report of a body located near Manila this afternoon. A woman discovered what she said was a deceased person in the Ma’lel Dunes area about 1:54 p.m., according to the scanner.

According to Samantha Karges, spokesperson for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, “Sheriff’s deputies and a deputy coroner are on scene at the Ma’lel Dunes for the report of a body located in the area.”

Karges said she will update us when more information is available.

UPDATE 4:46 p.m.: Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On June 18, 2020, at about 1:54 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center received a call regarding a deceased person found by a beachgoer in the area of the Ma-le’l Dunes.

Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies and a deputy coroner responded to the scene and recovered the body from the waveslope utilizing a Sheriff’s side-by-side utility vehicle. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition.

The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office is in the process of scheduling an autopsy and identifying the body. More information will be released when available.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.