The coroner’s office has identified the body found in the desert in Joshua Tree September 6 as Glenda Latino, 46, of Landers. According to a Sheriff’s report, Latino was last seen August 16 when she checked herself out of Hi-Desert Medical Center; she was reported missing August 21. Latino’s body was found by two brothers who were walking in the desert east of Rice Road, north of Highway 62, almost directly across the highway from the hospital. The Coroner’s office was unable to determine the exact cause of death.
