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GBI investigating body found in woods near Flint River on New Year’s Day

Georgia Bureau of Investigation

MACON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said they’re investigating the death of someone whose body was found in the morning on New Year’s Day in Macon County.

According to the GBI, hunters discovered the body in the woods near the Flint River in west central Georgia.

The body was found on Jan. 1 around 9 a.m. and was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for a medical examiner to perform an autopsy, the GBI said in a statement.

The dead person was not identified and the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information about the death is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Americus at 229-931-2439 or to call the Macon County Sheriff’s Office in Oglethorpe at 478-472-6447.

Tips can be submitted anonymously at 1-800-597-8477 or online.

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