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El Dorado County authorities are investigating after a body was found by Cal Fire firefighters battling a brush fire near Pollock Pines.
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Firefighters discovered the body off Bonetti Road while battling the small blaze near Mormon Emigrant Trail. Crews were called just after 7 a.m. by a private timber company that reported smoke in that area, the Placerville Mountain Democrat reported.
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El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies confirmed the discovery, Sheriff’s Sgt. Kyle Parker told the Placerville newspaper. The Sheriff’s Office was investigating the death with assistance from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Eldorado National Forest, Parker said.
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