Person walking in Athens woods stumbles on decomposing body. Police can't identify him

ATHENS, Ga. — Athens police said a body found in the woods over the weekend still hasn’t been identified.

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The coroner told the Athens Banner-Herald that someone walking through the woods stumbled upon the decomposing body, which could have been in the woods for a month or more.

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According to the coroner, the body is that of a man who did not have any identification on him.

The remains were found in the woods near the Georgia Division of Family Service, which used to be a homeless camp. The camp has since been removed.

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