Local News in Brief : Body Is Found Beside Dirt Road Near Castaic
The body of an unidentified man was found Wednesday alongside a dirt road about three miles south of Castaic, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The body, which was partly covered by an old mattress, had a “massive laceration” in the back of the neck, Deputy Pete Fosselman said. The man appeared to be 35 to 45 years old, he said.
A worker at a nearby sand-and-gravel supply company discovered the body about 8:50 a.m. a quarter-mile north of Henry Mayo Drive, Deputy Chris Robbins said.
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