Big Island police are working to identify a decomposed body found Monday in Hilo. ADVERTISING Big Island police are working to identify a decomposed body found Monday in Hilo. At 8:37 a.m. Monday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a
Big Island police are working to identify a decomposed body found Monday in Hilo.
At 8:37 a.m. Monday, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a report of a body off the road leading to the Hilo airport. They found the body under a makeshift shelter in overgrowth about 80 to 100 feet south of Kekuanaoa Street and approximately a 0.5-mile east of the intersection of Kekuanaoa Street and Kanoelehua Avenue, according to the Hawaii Police Department. The body was in advanced stage of decomposition.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday to determine the sex and cause of death. Fingerprints, dental records or both will be used to establish identity. The case is classified as a coroner’s inquest.
Anyone who may have seen someone riding a white bicycle into the bush area in that vicinity during late May or early June is asked to contact Detective Clarence Davies at 961-2384 or clarence.davies@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
