CAJON PASS, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A deceased man was found near railroad tracks in the Cajon Pass on Thursday morning, and the investigation is being handled as a homicide, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department media logs.
The incident was reported on July 16, 2026, at about 9:53 a.m. along an unnamed road in the Cajon Pass.
Deputies from the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station responded after Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) employees discovered the man’s body near the railroad tracks, according to a written statement from San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Jenny Smith.
The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division responded to the scene and assumed the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Authorities have not released the identity of the deceased or disclosed how the man died. No suspect information has been released.
“The Specialized Investigations Division is investigating the incident and additional information will be released as it becomes available,” Smith said in the written statement.
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