A burning physique was discovered hanging from a tree in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, in response to authorities within the metropolis.

Los Angeles Fireplace Division says that the grotesque discovery was made close to the park’s merry-go-round on Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities say that the sufferer’s age, gender, and race are usually not but identified.

Firefighters referred to as to the scene stated that the sufferer was already lifeless once they arrived, in response to NBC Los Angeles.

“It’s a demise investigation. We’re aiding with physique restoration,” an LAFD spokeswoman instructed The Los Angeles Occasions.

Los Angeles Police Division has launched an investigation into the demise.

Griffith Park is without doubt one of the largest city parks in the US, masking 4,210 acres of land within the metropolis’s Los Feliz neighborhood.

“Located within the jap Santa Monica Mountain vary, the Park’s elevations vary from 384 to 1,625 ft above sea stage,” states the Metropolis of Los Angeles Division of Recreation and Parks.

“With an arid local weather, the Park’s plant communities differ from coastal sage scrub, oak and walnut woodlands to riparian vegetation with bushes within the Park’s deep canyons.”

It isn’t the primary physique discovered within the park this yr.

In April the physique of a hiker who went lacking two weeks in the past was discovered within the park together with his pet canine nonetheless sitting loyally by his aspect.

Oscar Alejandro Hernandez, 29, was present in a distant space of Griffith Park after being reported lacking on 16 March. His Golden Retriever, King, was emaciated however alive, having faithfully remained together with his proprietor till his physique was found.

A search and rescue group used a helicopter to take away Hernandez’s physique from the steep hillside, additionally close to the merry-go-round within the east finish of the park.