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Dead body found north of Highway 70 in Plumas County

An autopsy was scheduled to figure out who the person was and how they died.
Credit: Plumas County Sheriff's Office
The Plumas County Sheriff's Office find a dead body north of Highway 70 in Rock Creek.

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. — The Plumas County Sheriff's Office says a dead body was found in Rock Creek Sunday afternoon north of Highway 70.

Deputies say the call came in around 2:30 p.m. from the Jarbo Gap Cal Fire station. The sheriff's office was able to recover the body with help from rescue teams and the Butte County Sheriff's Office's helicopter.

In a Facebook post, the sheriff's office said the body was found near an area where authorities have been searching for Frank Christopher, a man reported missing back on Jan. 30.

An autopsy has been scheduled to confirm who the dead person is and how the person died.

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