Lyon County Sheriff's Office: Body found near Dayton irrigation ditch
A body was discovered Wednesday afternoon near an irrigation ditch in Dayton, according to the Lyon County Sheriff's Office.
At around 1:15 p.m. Lyon County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of Townsend Street, in Dayton, near an irrigation ditch for a possible found body.
Surveyors had located a body in the area and immediately called the sheriff’s office, according to a LCSO news release. Deputies located the dead person on the embankment of the irrigation ditch. Lyon County detectives were called to the scene to assist and to help recover the body.
The identity of the decedent has not yet been confirmed and the investigation is active and ongoing. The cause of death is still under investigation and there is no threat to the public, according to the sheriff's office.
Anyone in the area, who may have seen anything suspicious, is urged to contact Lyon County Sheriff’s Office at 775-577-5023 or secret witness at 775-322-4900.