A body was discovered Thursday afternoon in a wooded area near the 1200 block of Interstate Parkway in Augusta, with the death being labeled “suspicious.”
The discovery was made around 2:24 p.m. Thursday when a surveyor team alerted deputies to the deceased male, according to Sgt. Walter McNeil Jr. with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. He had been dead for awhile, Coroner Mark Bowen said.
Richmond County authorities said the cause remains unclear. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. The identity of the man is not yet being released, as officials are waiting for a positive identification and for next of kin to be notified.
The incident is under investigation, and no further details have been made available at this time.
