PAJARO — Law enforcement investigators have located a body that was buried along the Pajaro River levee near the border of Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.

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In a media release shared Friday, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said its detectives received information Thursday that led them to believe there was a possible body buried along the levee. By 3 p.m. that day, detectives were dispatched to the area that had been described to them and began searching.

A few hours later, at approximately 8 p.m., a bodied buried west of the bridge that connects the community of Pajaro to the city of Watsonville was unearthed.

As the investigation ramps up, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Coroner division will perform a post-mortem forensic examination to determine the identity of the decedent, authorities noted in the release.

Anyone with information that may be related to the incident is asked to contact Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Detective Arras Wilson at 831-597-1225. Detective Sgt. Nicholas Kennedy can also be contacted at 831-755-3773 or at 831-597-1228. Information can be provided anonymously.