The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a suspicious death in the area of Ivett Road and Childs Avenue in Planada.

Deputies say they located an adult male subject in the dirt road near a cornfield.  The Man was found by farmworkers.

Investigators say the man appears to have died as a result of suspicious circumstances.

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Bureau is currently on-scene and are in the beginning stages of the investigation.

If anyone has information regarding the suspicious death, please contact the Merced County Sheriff’s Office Detectives Bureau at 209-385-7472.

Your information may remain anonymous and may help solve this crime.