A murder investigation has been launched after a man's body was discovered in a pile of manure at a dairy farm in California, United States.
The body was found by an employee of B&J's Dairy, located between Elk Grove and Galt along Highway 99, while preparing to turn the manure on Wednesday morning. Sergeant Tess Deterding of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said the discovery was made at 10am local time, but it remains unclear how long the body had been there.
The sergeant explained that the manure and water, collected over several weeks, are turned daily as part of farm operations. The body showed no signs of apparent trauma, according to Deterding.
Sacramento County Sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating the scene on Arno Road. The coroner's office will perform an autopsy, and no one on the farm has reported anyone missing. The sheriff's office tweeted that the body appeared to have been at the location for some time.
