A body was found Thursday along the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway in the unincorporated Willowbrook area near Watts, authorities said.
The California Highway Patrol was alerted around 8:25 a.m. of human remains near the freeway in the area of Compton Avenue and East Imperial Highway, an officer said.
Both the Los Angeles and Los Angeles County fire departments responded to the scene, where one person was pronounced dead, according to the CHP.
The decedent’s name, age and gender were not immediately available and the cause of death was under investigation.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office was summoned to collect the body.