Body Found in Hawai’i Island Park

By Wendy Osher

Hawai’i Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found last night at Higashihara Park in Keauhou Mauka.

The incident was reported at 5:48 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2012.

Fire Department personnel arrived on scene to find a partially decomposed body, lying in an area of heavy brush and vegetation.

Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division have since initiated a coroner’s inquest case with an autopsy pending to determine the exact cause of death.

At last report, police had not yet determined the identity, age, or sex of the deceased.