King County investigates body in burned car near Auburn

Published 8:03 pm Sunday, May 6, 2012

AUBURN — The King County sheriff’s office reports a body has been found in a burned out car in a rural area east of Auburn.

Mountain View Fire responded to a report of a car fire after 4 a.m. Sunday in the area of SE 328th St. and SE Auburn Black Diamond Road.

Firefighters found the car fully engulfed in flames.

After the fire was extinguished, a body was found in the trunk. The King County sheriff’s office has been called in to investigate.