The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office said the man found dead May 7 in a field off Cochrane Circle died of natural causes. He was 68 years old.
Authorities have yet to release the identity of the man because they are still trying to locate his next of kin.
Morgan Hill Police Capt. Shane Palsgrove said the body, found in a decomposed state, is that of an adult male.
Morgan Hill police received a call 9:50 a.m. May 7 reporting “suspicious circumstances,” MHPD Sgt. Ray Ramos said. A landscaping crew that arrived to the area in the morning to do maintenance work at the surrounding business park found what appeared to be a human body and reported it to police.
Officers arrived and confirmed the remains were that of a deceased human, Ramos said.
“It appears it had been there for some time,” Ramos said.
Officers and patrol cars surrounded the entire block bound by Cochrane Circle, Cochrane Road and Monterey Road. The body was found at an unidentified spot inside this area, which consists of an undeveloped and overgrown field with tall grass, shrubs and weeds. The block, which is located within a business park, was also cordoned off with yellow police tape.
A small tractor sat in the field, but Ramos said he did not know if the machine was in any way related to the body.
Anyone with information about this incident can call Morgan Hill Police at (408) 779-2101.
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