Map: Body found in desert
VEKOL VALLEY, Ariz. – The body of a man police say was dead for about a week was found in the southern Arizona desert near Vekol Valley.
Pinal County sheriff’s deputies responded to a desert area south of Interstate 8 on Monday just before 10 p.m.
A Bureau of Land Management ranger had reported finding the body of a man who may have been an illegal immigrant.
The ranger was in the area helping Border Patrol agents track a group of armed suspects seen carrying backpacks when they discovered the body.
The victim was found lying face down on top of a fully loaded AK-47 rifle. Agents also say there were additional supplies and ammunition found on the victim.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will now determine the man’s exact cause of death.
