Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Coroner’s Office IDs body found in underground utility vault

A body found in a black duffel bag in a southeast valley underground utility vault last month has been identified as 71-year-old Las Vegas resident Young Suk Sanchez, according to the Clark County Coroner's Office.

Sanchez's body was discovered about 1 p.m. Sept. 22 in the 4800 block of Boulder Highway, near East Flamingo Road, according to Metro Police.

A utility worker found a broken lock on the vault and opened it, and a human hand could be seen before detectives were called to the scene, police said.

The Coroner's Office has not yet released the cause and manner of Sanchez's death.