Cherokee County authorities need help identifying a body that was discovered Saturday afternoon.
A biologist searching for snakes found the skeletal remains of a human body off South Cherokee Lane in Woodstock, and detectives arrived on the scene around 6 p.m., Lt. Jay Baker with the sheriff’s office said Sunday.
The body appears to be that of a man who was wearing size 13, red Adidas tennis shoes, Baker said. Blue jeans and burgundy shorts also were found with the remains. Investigators do not yet know how long the body was in the woods.
The remains will be sent to the GBI crime lab for analysis, Baker said.
Cherokee sheriff’s officials said they do not having any cases of missing people that fit this investigation.
Anyone with information on the case should call 911.
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