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Body found in remote area in Tuolumne County

Investigators located the body, only identified as a man, early Saturday morning in a wooded area south of the Gibbs Communication Tower.

SONORA, Calif. — Authorities are investigating after a body was found in a remote area of Tuolumne County over the weekend.

Deputies first received information about a body found between Jamestown and Sonora, late on Friday. Investigators located the body, only identified as a man, early Saturday morning in a wooded area south of the Gibbs Communication Tower.

So far, investigators have not determined a cause of death nor have they revealed in what condition they found the victim.

The case remains under investigation.

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