Update: Body Found Near Crashed Vehicle in Angeles National Forest

Update:

A man was found dead today near the site where a car crashed down an embankment from a road in the Angeles National Forest north of Arcadia, and sheriff’s officials said late this afternoon it appeared to be a suicide case.

Firefighters were sent to the 2200 block of Santa Anita Canyon Road shortly before 8 a.m. and pronounced the man, who was about 25 years old, dead at the scene, according to county fire and California Highway Patrol officials.

His name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives.

Crews searched the rugged terrain for other possible victims, but none was found, and the search was called off early this afternoon, county fire Inspector Randall Wright said.

When coroner’s investigators arrived, they called deputies’ attention to things that made the crash appear to be a suicide, said Sgt. Ann Devane of the Temple Sheriff’s Station. She said she could not immediately elaborate.

CHP investigators, who were working to determine when the crash occurred, turned the case over to sheriff’s deputies because they do not investigate suicides in Los Angeles County, said CHP Officer Alex Rubio.

Earlier:

A person was found dead today near the site where a vehicle crashed down an embankment from a road in the Angeles National Forest north of Arcadia, and authorities were searching for other possible victims.

Firefighters were sent to the 2200 block of Santa Anita Canyon Road shortly before 8 a.m., said county fire Inspector Chris Reade. The gender and age of the fatally injured person were not immediately known.

It was unclear when the crash occurred, or whether other people were in vehicle, Reade said.

--City News Service