A man was found dead inside of a tent that had a suspected improvised explosive device around its perimeter in a rural part of North Clark County on Monday.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office responded to a suspicious circumstances call east of Chelatchie Prairie off of Forest Road 54 at approximately 8:10 a.m. on Sept. 12, stated a news release.
A woman who flagged down a passerby in a vehicle said she needed help because her boyfriend was found unresponsive and possibly dead in a tent at their camp site. The driver called 911, stated the release.
Once deputies arrived on scene, the woman led them to the area where the two had been camping and was cooperative throughout the investigation. She told deputies her boyfriend had possibly set up trip wires and traps around their tent the previous day, stated the news release.
Members of the Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit, Tactical Emergency Medical Support and the SWAT team responded to the scene.
An explosive disposal robot was able to confirm the man was dead inside the tent. The Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit spent several hours clearing multiple suspicious devices from the tent and the surrounding areas to allow sheriff’s office personnel and the medical examiner’s office to recover the body.
The news release states the area was secured overnight and further checks of the surrounding area were conducted.
The names of the two individuals are not being released at this time, according to the sheriff’s office. The incident is currently under investigation by the sheriff’s office and the medical examiner’s office.
