Carson City deputies called to Brunswick canyon after dirt bikers report body inside vehicle
UPDATE 2:13PM: Deputies are in the process of recovering the body discovered Friday afternoon in Brunswick Canyon, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong confirmed. The identity of the person is unknown at this time.
"I would anticipate it will take the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office to verify the identification of the person," said Furlong.
The vehicle in which the body was discovered belonged to a man who has been reported missing since December.
"We will be working closely with the family of the missing man during the process," said Furlong.
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Carson City sheriff’s deputies were called Friday afternoon to the area of South Deer Run Road and Sedge Road where dirt bikers told dispatch they found a vehicle with a body inside and a window blown out.
Deputies were making their way through steep terrain into Brunswick canyon to get to the vehicle. There has been no official confirmation of a body as deputies had not arrived yet to the vehicle, said Carson City sheriff Ken Furlong. The license plate, however, returned to a vehicle belonging to a person who has been reported missing since December, said Furlong.
Brunswick Canyon is east of Carson City off of Deer Run Road.
Developing. Check back for updates.