By Associated Press - Friday, April 8, 2016

ST HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Beaufort County deputies say firefighters found a body as they put out a fire at a shed on St. Helena Island.

The sheriff’s office said in a news release that arson investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.

Deputies say the fire was reported around 8 a.m. Friday.

The coroner’s office has ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death and identify the victim.

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