Authorities identify body of Northern California man found dead along dirt road
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- Nevada County deputies identified human remains as Adrian Aaron Aaby of Grass Valley.
- A father and his son found decomposed remains on Banner Quaker Hill Road.
- Authorities are still awaiting autopsy results, and his cause of death has not been determined.
Sheriff’s officials on Wednesday announced that authorities have identified the body of a 48-year-old man whose remains were found last week by a father and his son along the side of a Northern California dirt road.
Adrian Aaron Aaby of Grass Valley was identified as the man found dead July 21, according to a Nevada County Sheriff’s Office news release. Aaby’s family was notified of his death.
Authorities have not yet determined the cause of his death. Sheriff’s officials said autopsy results were still presently pending a final review by a pathologist, which could take several weeks.
The Sheriff’s Office initiated the death investigation after the father and his son spotted what they believed were human remains on Banner Quaker Hill Road near Nevada City. They made the discovery where the paved road turns into a firefighter-access dirt road.
Sheriff’s officials said the father and son immediately called 911. Sheriff’s deputies and detectives arrived at the scene and confirmed human remains had been found.
Authorities at the time could not positively identify the human remains or determine a cause of death due to the level of decomposition. On Wednesday, sheriff’s officials said the man’s death remained an active investigation.
Investigators asked anyone with information about Aaby’s death to call the sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit at 530-265-1471.
