The County Coroner is investigating the case of a body that was found in the desert in Joshua Tree Wednesday evening. Sheriff’s Sergeant Maurice Hurtado said about 7 p.m., hikers found a homeless encampment in a cave about a mile off the intersection of Alturas Drive and Alta Loma Drive. Inside the cave was a body; Hurtado said it appeared the person had been dead for a few days. No foul play is suspected; the coroner is still conducting the investigation.