EL MIRAGE, Calif. (VVNG) – A death investigation is underway after a body was discovered Tuesday in unincorporated Adelanto, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
San Bernardino County Fire was dispatched Tuesday, February 27, 2024, to the 20400 block of Mountain View Road, near the El Mirage Dry Lake Off-Highway Recreation Area, for reports of a vehicle on fire.
Per scanner traffic, once the fire department arrived onscene, they requested the assistance of the Sheriff’s Department at about 12:42 p.m.
“The investigation is ongoing and we don’t have anything further yet,” stated Sheriff’s Spokeswoman Mara Rodriguez.
There’s no word on whether the death is considered suspicious, or whether the body was located inside the burning vehicle.
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