This excerpt is from an article in the Modesto Bee said teh area was examined:
Even before opening the container Monday evening and discovering Sandra's remains, authorities treated the area as a crime scene. They combed for clues -- tire marks, footprints, "anything that's lying in the area that they could categorize as evidence," Sheneman said.
Investigators used a laser device to map the scene and had the Federal Aviation Administration declare a no-fly zone overhead.
More than five hours passed after the container was found and before police held an initial news conference to stress that there was no indication whether the container held anything relevant to the case. But they said that they had to exercise "caution and due diligence" in case it did.
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