{"id":421301,"date":"2026-08-02T01:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421301\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T01:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:31:10","slug":"human-remains-including-infant-discovered-in-monterey-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421301\/","title":{"rendered":"Human remains, including infant, discovered in Monterey County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A chilling pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/29\/us-news\/teen-murder-victim-found-in-kern-county-vineyard-finally-identified-nearly-50-years-later\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gruesome discoveries<\/a> has sparked multiple investigations in Monterey County after authorities found the remains of a dead infant and another person\u2019s remains just hours apart on opposite ends of the California county.<\/p>\n<p>The first body was found around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, when deputies and firefighters responded to the 100 block of Struve Road in Moss Landing after receiving reports that a baby had been found, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MontereyCountySheriffsOffice\/posts\/pfbid0sDF7tSWFqsGMqbi4ftkmMJNnNmxesqZE3yfKFy4ULSjbh46jrPDjobeCqfSBCjf2l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Monterey County Sheriff\u2019s Office said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fire crews arrived to find the infant dead, launching an investigation into the heartbreaking case.<\/p>\n<p>The gruesome discovery in Monterey County of two human remains, one that belongs to an infant, has lead to multiple investigations. KSBW8<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, the department responded to a call at 9:55 a.m. in the 400 block of Stage Road in Salinas \u2014 about 25 miles down the road \u2014 after an employee working for the county discovered what they believed to be the remains of a human.<\/p>\n<p>Commander Andy Rosas with the Monterey County Sheriff\u2019s Department told The California Post that at this time authorities do not believe the two cases are related.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have any further details on the condition of the remains of either of the two cases,\u201d Rosas said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Monterey County Sheriff\u2019s Department said crews responded to the 100 block of Struve Road in Moss Landing in North Monterey County, just off Highway 1 around 8:30 AM on Saturday for reports a baby was found. KPIX<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you can imagine, it is rare to have two of these types of cases going on simultaneously and our detectives are working hard to try to gather as much information as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRespectfully, we will not be releasing any further information at this time,\u201d Rosas added, noting there would hopefully be some kind of update the cases by Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Both incidents are being actively investigated, as no other information has been provided including the identities of either of the people or how old they were.<\/p>\n<p>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n<p>California Post News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCaliforniaPost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@CaliforniaPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thecaliforniapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6a2IV1NCrL6q2AWq0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>California Post Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capostsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capostsports\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CaliforniaPostSports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/capostsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a><br \/>California Post  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Opinion<\/a> <br \/>California Post Newsletters: <a href=\"https:\/\/email.nypost.com\/#california-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><br \/>California Post App: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Download here!<\/a><br \/>Home delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.californiapost.com\/defaultCAP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here!<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/california-post\/id6751343487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/><\/a>Page Six Hollywood: <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/hollywood-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sign up here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A short time later, the department responded to a call at 9:55 AM in the 400 block of Stage Road in Salinas after a county employee discovered the remains of a human. County of Monterey<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are asking anyone who might have information related to either of the incidents to contact the Monterey County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The disturbing news comes following shocking <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/30\/us-news\/naked-man-found-hiding-in-fresno-plasma-center-ceiling-resists-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">discoveries in Fresno<\/a> on Friday where two bodies were found, including one on the roof of a building on the campus of a local high school.<\/p>\n<p>The Fresno Police Department said around 11 a.m. an employee at Fresno High School said they found what they believed to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/29\/us-news\/teen-murder-victim-found-in-kern-county-vineyard-finally-identified-nearly-50-years-later\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">body of a deceased person<\/a> on the roof of a building located on the north end of the campus, near Echo and Weldon.<\/p>\n<p>The disturbing news comes following shocking discoveries in Fresno on Friday where two bodies were found, including one on the roof of a building on the campus of a local high school. FOX26<\/p>\n<p>Crews responded and found the body of an adult male, who was pronounced deceased on scene. It is unclear how long the body was there.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery came just hours after authorities responded to reports of a body found in a water canal just outside the city. The body was later determined to be that of an adult male.<\/p>\n<p>The Fresno County Sheriff\u2019s Department said on Saturday their deaths were no longer considered suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A chilling pair of gruesome discoveries has sparked multiple investigations in Monterey County after authorities found the remains&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,4981,4182,266,236,3586],"class_list":["post-421301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-human-remains","tag-metro","tag-northern-california","tag-police","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}