The body of a teenage boy has been discovered near railroad tracks in Carlsbad, and a police spokesman says officers are investigating, according to the Associated Press

Capt. Danny Fierro says the teen's name and cause of death have not been released.

The body was found Sunday evening when officers were sent to the area after a report of an unidentified man lying on the ground.

Fierro says several people have been interviewed and evidence was collected at the scene.