FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Police are waiting on an autopsy report to determine how a young man died. He was found face down in a creek behind Taylor Road Middle School.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office said it could be later Thursday or Friday before they release any information.
The body was found on a hiking trail, behind the school. Wednesday evening police cars, investigators and the Fulton County Medical Examiner searched for clues in a mysterious death.
Lt. Chris Beyers said they don't know how the person died, but they think they know who he is.
Someone walking their dogs along the trail found the body face down, partially submerged in a creek. Investigators said the person was fully clothed and had a backpack.
“It’s a young male, white male. We have an initial identification on him but we’re in the process of confirming that right now so I can’t say much more about his identification until we do confirm it,” Beyers said.
Beyers said the area is a nature trail that zig-zags and borders along residential neighborhood.
Police also checked the records and have no reports of anyone missing that fits the description of the person they found.