Body found in wash near Sam Boyd Stadium

A body was found Sunday in a wash area near Sam Boyd Stadium, said Las Vegas police.

A hiker came across the decomposing human remains and notified police, Lt. Tom Roberts said.

The body, found near Russell Road and Broadbent Boulevard, was covered in vegetation and other debris, he said. It was unknown whether the body was a man or woman.

"It's apparent the body washed down the wash," Roberts said Sunday afternoon. "It's probably been there a week or so."