Hunters find body in Mendocino County forest

Hunters in the Mendocino National Forest near Covelo on Thursday evening discovered the body of a man along a forest road, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday.

The man, found in the 50000 block of Indian Dick Road, has been identified as Michael Leon Pina, 52, of Covelo. A cause of death has not been determined, but sheriff’s officials are calling it “suspicious.”

Sheriff’s Capt. Greg Van Patten said it is unclear how long the body had been at the location and that Pina had not been reported missing.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, sheriff’s officials said.

The Sheriff’s Office did not reveal any further information about the incident or the victim.

Anyone with information about the death is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 234-2100 or the Round Valley Tribal Police Department’s tip line at 272-0259.