On August 10, 2014, at about 11:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call to assist the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office in Cuneo Creek State Park for a report of found human remains. Deputies arrived on scene and met with a Deputy Coroner and a State Park Peace Officer. The officers collected the human remains and an investigation began.
In August 2015, the identification of the remains was confirm by DNA analysis as 31 year old Luis Edwardo Raya, a citizen of Mexico. There is no known cause of death at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
Previous: (8/11/2014)
On 08-10-2014, at approximately 7:30 a.m., California State Parks was notified of possible human remains, which were located by a hiker on a trail in Cuneo Creek Campground, Humboldt Redwoods State Park. A Park Ranger responded and confirmed the remains were human. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Humboldt County Coroner’s Office were notified and responded to the scene. The skeletal remains were collected by a Deputy Coroner and will be examined by a Forensic Anthropologist to determine identity, age, sex and possible cause of death, which are all unknown at this time.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
Mike Downey
Sheriff