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Wreckage Of Car, Human Remains Found In Mountains Above Santa Barbara

The wreckage of a car, and some human remains have been found off of a rugged road in the mountains above Santa Barbara.

Someone spotted the wreckage at about 9 a.m. Friday over the side of Gibraltar Road, near East Camino Cielo. The vehicle was on its roof in a canyon.

There’s no word on the identity of the person. Authorities are trying to determine if the vehicle and remains may be linked to a two year old missing persons case.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.