The coroner’s office has confirmed that remains found in the desert Wednesday were those of a man who had been missing the Fourth of July. Andrew Salazar. Salazar, 25, was dropped off at Hero Market on Old Woman Springs Road about 6 p.m. July 4. About a half hour later, residents in the 55900 block of Boo Lane reported that someone had stolen a pick up truck. Shortly after, deputies found the truck a short distance away with the keys still in the ignition. Salazar’s family reported him missing to the Sheriff’s Department July 9. On Wednesday, July 15, a friend of Salazar went searching for him, starting from where the truck had been found, and found a severely decomposed body in a remote wash area west of State Route 247 and north of Napa Road in Landers, Deputies were summoned at 10:21 a.m. Wednesday. Because of the state of the body, homicide officials were called in to investigate. Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to contact Detective Grant Ward or Sergeant Jason Radeleff of the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail.
