Decomposing body found in the woods during church gathering

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Investigators are trying to identify a decomposing body discovered during a church gathering in Jackson County.

Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says that parishioners of Pine Grove Methodist Church were having a function Saturday afternoon when the body was found in some woods behind the church. The church is near the George County line.

The Sun Herald reports (https://bit.ly/2nrxbjT ) that investigators are asking anyone with information about the case to call the sheriff’s office.

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Information from: The Sun Herald, https://www.sunherald.com