Human remains found near Yuba County campground, detectives and coroner investigating

Yuba County Sheriff detectives and the coroner are investigating after human remains were found by a hiker near a county campground last week.

On Dec. 21 around 3 p.m., a hiker called 911 after discovering the skeletal remains near the Dark Day Campground at New Bullards Bar Reservoir near Camptonville, according to a Monday afternoon news release from Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff’s deputies responded and confirmed the remains were human. Investigators were then called to conduct a coroner’s examination.

The coroner will identify the skeletal remains and determine the person’s manner of death. The investigation is currently active and ongoing.

No further information has been released at this time.

This story was originally published December 27, 2021 at 7:19 PM.