A man found dead Nov. 2 at an abandoned Blue Lake power plant has been identified as Jason Quinton Miller, officials said today.
According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office news release, an autopsy confirmed the 50 year old’s death was caused by “electrocution with extensive thermal burns, [a] terminal fall from heights and chronic methamphetamine abuse.”
Miller had been living in a Blue Lake encampment, according to the sheriff’s office.
“At the time of his death, Miller was trespassing on city of Blue Lake property and appeared to be stealing copper wire from a live power line,” the release states.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
This article appears in Bitten.
