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Body Found Off I-80 Near Boreal A Mystery

NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) – Detectives in Nevada County have a mystery on their hands after finding a body off Interstate 80.

On Wednesday, deputies found a car on the eastbound lanes just before Boreal. 

They followed footprints in the snow which led them to a body in a creek 75 yards away from the car.

Officials have not been able to identify the man due to the condition of the body.

They're running DNA and fingerprint tests to figure out his identity.

The coroner is still trying to determine the man's cause of death.

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