Henderson police investigate after man’s body found in desert

By Max Michor / Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 26, 2018 - 10:49 am

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Henderson Police are investigating after a body was found Friday morning in a desert area off Boulder Highway.

About 7 a.m. someone called police to report a possible body in a desert area between Frontage Road and Boulder Highway, near Major Avenue, Henderson police spokesman Rod Pena said.

Officers arriving at the scene found the body of a man in his 60s, Pena said. The Clark County coroner’s office will identify the man, and determine his cause and manner of death.

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