A southern Humboldt County resident was out on a dog walk this morning when he or she spotted a man’s body along the side of Alderpoint Road, east of Garberville.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office got a call around 10:15 this morning, according to Community Services Officer Selena Zorrilla-Mendoza. Officers with the Coroner’s Office and the Investigation Bureau responded to the 7000 block of Alderpoint Road near the intersection with Dyerville Loop Road and confirmed that it was a deceased male.

The Sheriff’s Office could not comment on condition of the remains except to say that the identification of the subject is still under investigation. 

“We will have more information to release when the coroner gives his report,” Zorrilla-Mendoza said.