Body Found Off Dirt Road In SWR: Sheriff's Department

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A man's body was found lying in a culvert off a dirt road in Southwest Riverside County on Monday night, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department reports. The man, who has not been identified, was discovered around 8:20 p.m.

According to sheriff's Sgt. Ben Ramirez, deputies from the Lake Elsinore Station were sent to the scene after someone reported a body in the area of Keystone Drive and McPherson Road.

"Upon arrival, deputies were directed to a culvert southeast of Keystone Dr. and Cakes Pl., in the unincorporated area of Lake Elsinore," Ramirez said in a news release. "They located a deceased male with obvious trauma, in the culvert."

Ramirez said deputies "secured the area as a crime scene " and homicide detectives were sent to take over the investigation.

"The investigation is currently on-going and no further information will be released at this time," he said.

Anyone who may have information related to the death is asked to call Investigator Cardinale at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station at 951-245-3300 or Investigator Barajas with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777.

— Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone