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Ga. police investigate body found in parking lot near hotel, officials say

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ATLANTA, Ga. — A body was found in a parking lot across the street from a hotel Tuesday morning, police said.

Fulton County police told Channel 2 Action News at 10:40 a.m. officers received reports of a deceased person in an empty parking lot across the street from the Budgetel Inn on Industrial Boulevard.

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When officers arrived, they were told that a witness saw the body while driving by.

South Fulton Engine 11 also arrived at the scene and confirmed the person was dead.

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Officials said the cause of death appeared to be natural and did not see any signs of foul play.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

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This was the second body found in Atlanta Tuesday after someone called the police about a body lying in a wood area near a neighborhood in northwest Atlanta.

The investigation into both cases remains ongoing.

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