FREDERIKSTED —The body of an unidentified man was discovered in a burned-out car in an overgrown, isolated area of Ham’s Bluff on Monday morning, police sources said.
Police did not identify the make and model of the vehicle the body was found in but said they arrived on the scene at 10:13 a.m. on Monday. They did not say where in the car the body was found.
Authorities have not yet determined if the body met foul play and if the death was a murder or suicide.
A police source said the body was found north of the quarry crusher in Estate Ham’s Bluff.
Arson investigators from the Virgin Islands Fire Service were not allowed on the scene to determine if the fire that burned the body was set intentionally.
A police spokesman said the identity of the victim would be determined by an autopsy and/or next of kin.
The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) did not issue a press release stating that they were investigating the discovery of the body.
A vehicle fire can generate temperatures of up to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. Commercial crematoriums use a temperature of 1,600 to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure the total disintegration of a corpse.