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Mystery in the Conejo Valley: A hiker discovers decomposed human remains

An impromptu memorial has popped up at the Thousand Oaks intersection where a pro-Israeli demonstrator was fatally injured Sunday.
Lance Orozco
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KCLU
An impromptu memorial has popped up at the Thousand Oaks intersection where a pro-Israeli demonstrator was fatally injured Sunday.

There no word yet on sex, or identity of person.

Investigators are trying to solve a gruesome mystery in the Conejo Valley.

A hiker found the skeletal remains of a body. The remains were discovered Monday night, in a ravine near Roadrunner Avenue, near the Arroyo Conejo Nature Preserve.

Due to decomposition, investigators weren’t immediately sure the remains which were found were those of a human. They later determined that they were. There’s word yet on whether they were the remains of a male, or female.

The manner and cause of death are also unknown. Ventura County Search and Rescue team members, as well as a drone have been involved in an effort to survey the area, to see if there might be some clues as to the person’s identity nearby.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.