Autopsy ordered on body

Police have initiated a coroner’s inquest in connection with a body that was found Sunday afternoon at the bottom of a remote waterfall near Honopue Valley on the Big Island’s northeast coast.

Due to the advanced state of decomposition, the body has not yet been identified. An autopsy has been requested to determine the gender and cause of death.

Anyone who may have information about this incident or the identity of the victim is asked to contact the police department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or Detective Tuckloy Aurello at 961-2385 or Tuckloy.Aurello@hawaiicountygov.