Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C15017658
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the discovery of a body off the Saddle Road.
At 11:10 a.m. Tuesday (June 16), officers responded to a report of an unattended truck off the 15-mile marker of Saddle Road.
They found a body in an advanced stage of decomposition.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday to determine the sex and cause of death. Dental records will be used to establish identity.
The case is classified as a coroner’s inquest.