PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. — The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has recently identified a dead man whose remains were found last year.

On Dec. 28, 2024, deputies were sent to an area near the San Joaquin Trailhead after someone found a body in a remote desert area.

A dead man was found by deputies when they arrived. Authorities said the remains were partially decomposed and no clothing was found on the body.

Officials referred to the man as John Doe, as he had yet to be identified.

On Aug. 22, PCSD revealed the man had been identified as 55-year-old Ronald Woolf.

The sheriff's department said the circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation.

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