Decomposing body found in Gwinnett park

Gwinnett County police are investigating the discovery of a body Sunday evening at a park near Auburn.

A man hiking with his son in Little Mulberry Park on Fence Road found the decomposing body near a trail around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Gwinnett police spokesman Jeffery Richter said.

"Due to the state of decomposition, the gender of the body was not able to be determined on scene," Richter said. He said the cause of death was also not immediately apparent.

Richter said an autopsy would be performed by the county medical examiner's office.

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