Amador County – The Amador County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible suicide at Silver Lake where the body of a man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head was discovered. Last Friday, September 3rd at approximately 1:30 pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report from an El Dorado Hills couple who discovered the body in the El Dorado National Forest east of Silver Lake. The couple told detectives they had been hiking for about two hours when they located the man in a rocky area between Silver and Granite Lake. Due to the remote location, the Sheriff’s Office called in a CHP helicopter to transport Sheriff’s Detectives to the scene to conduct the investigation. According to a release, detectives “found an approximately 60 year old, white male decedent, with grey hair, wearing a blue shirt, grey shorts and hiking boots. The decedent, was still cradling a cut down shotgun and had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.” The initials “DEV” were scratched into the rocks nearby with a knife that was discovered on the body. The release said “Sheriff’s Deputies have conducted checks of area campgrounds, trail heads and parking areas, and have not yet located an associated vehicle or camp.” A statewide message regarding the decedent was sent out to law enforcement agencies via the CLETS system. They have also contacted the California Department of Justice’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit and Finger Print Bureau in an effort to identify the decedent. The man’s body has yet to be identified. Anyone with any information regarding this investigation or the possible identity of the decedent is asked to contact the Amador County Sheriff’s Office at (209) 223-6500. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday, 09 September 2010 06:25
Sheriff’s Office investigates possible suicide at Silver Lake
Amador County – The Amador County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible suicide at Silver Lake where the body of a man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head was discovered. Last Friday, September 3rd at approximately 1:30 pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a report from an El Dorado Hills couple who discovered the body in the El Dorado National Forest east of Silver Lake. The couple told detectives they had been hiking for about two hours when they located the man in a rocky area between Silver and Granite Lake. Due to the remote location, the Sheriff’s Office called in a CHP helicopter to transport Sheriff’s Detectives to the scene to conduct the investigation. According to a release, detectives “found an approximately 60 year old, white male decedent, with grey hair, wearing a blue shirt, grey shorts and hiking boots. The decedent, was still cradling a cut down shotgun and had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.” The initials “DEV” were scratched into the rocks nearby with a knife that was discovered on the body. The release said “Sheriff’s Deputies have conducted checks of area campgrounds, trail heads and parking areas, and have not yet located an associated vehicle or camp.” A statewide message regarding the decedent was sent out to law enforcement agencies via the CLETS system. They have also contacted the California Department of Justice’s Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit and Finger Print Bureau in an effort to identify the decedent. The man’s body has yet to be identified. Anyone with any information regarding this investigation or the possible identity of the decedent is asked to contact the Amador County Sheriff’s Office at (209) 223-6500. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Latest from
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