Sheriff investigating mysterious death

By RANDI ROSSMANNTHE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A person walking along rural Petaluma property near Lynch Road Monday night found a dead body, Sonoma County Sheriff’s officials reported. The man’s body was face down in a field, about 300 feet from the nearest road. It appeared to have been there for several days, Sheriff’s Sgt. Bret Sackett said. The body was found just before 7 p.m. and deputies were called. There were no obvious signs of trauma. The man had no identification.

Sheriff’s detectives are investigating.