West Hills police, coroner investigating remains of body found along Haws Pike

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Cambria County authorities are examining the remains of a body that was found early Wednesday along state Route 56 near the Westmoreland County line.

A fire call came in at 2:30 a.m.

"Lower Yoder firefighters were called to a brush fire along Haws Pike," West Hills Regional police Chief William "BJ" Newman said.

A police officer followed firefighters as a matter of routine, he said.

"When they arrived, they found a human body on fire just over the guide rail," Newman said. "They extinguished the fire."

The body is believed to be that of a male.

West Hills police and the Cambria County Coroner's Office are investigating.

An autopsy is scheduled for noon Wednesday at ForensicDX in Windber, Coroner Jeff Lees said.

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