Searchers combing remote terrain near the U.S.-Mexico line Wednesday in hopes of finding a dirt-biker missing since last weekend came across the body of a man matching the general description of the lost motorcyclist.
The personnel made the discovery shortly before noon on a rugged trail south of Otay Mountain while trying to locate 48-year-old Roberto Camou, according to sheriff’s officials. The county Medical Examiner’s Office was called in to take custody of the remains for identification and autopsy purposes.
Camou failed to return Saturday from a ride he took in the far southern reaches of San Diego County. The last his family heard from him was about noon that day, when he used his cellphone to send them a photo of himself standing next to his motorcycle in a hilly, open area.
Deputies and 87 search-and-rescue volunteers searched for him for days, assisted by personnel with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, San Diego Mountain Rescue, the U.S. Border Patrol, the state Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Office of Emergency Services.