A young man was found deceased early this morning on Hwy 101 near Eureka. According to Samantha Karges of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, “[A]bout 3:30, we were called to invest a suspicious death on Hwy 101 just north of the Humboldt Hill exit.”

Karges said, “A deceased male subject was found near the roadway. The subject appears to have been in his late teens or early twenties. He has not been identified. We have not determined the cause of death.” The time of the autopsy will be released later today.

If anyone has any information, please contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445 7251.