The lifeless bodies of six victims were found in a remote desert community in California Tuesday, and details of how they died remain shrouded in mystery.

Five of the bodies were discovered at around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday when deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to a welfare check in the community of El Mirage.

They came across the shocking discovery on Highway 395, between Lake Los Angeles and Adelanto. 

A sixth body was found at the scene Wednesday morning, Mara Rodriguez, the spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, said at a noon press briefing. She said the deputies were accompanied by members of the California Highway Patrol’s Aviation Division.

She said she cannot remember a time when this many people were found dead in the community.

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