The Atlantic City Police Department has launched an investigation after a man s body was found hanging in a tree Friday afternoon.
Authorities say the scene unfolded around 2:45 when officers were called to New Hampshire and Melrose Avenues.
Medical personnel and the Atlantic City Fire Department arrived at the scene and the man, only identified as being 21-years-old and from Atlantic City, was pronounced dead.
BreakingAC.com reports the man s body was about 12 feet off of the ground.
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According to the ACPD, the body was recovered and taken to the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy will be performed.
Atlantic City Police: Man Found Hanging From a Tree
The Atlantic City Police Department has launched an investigation after a man s body was found hanging in a tree Friday afternoon.
Authorities say the scene unfolded around 2:45 when officers were called to New Hampshire and Melrose Avenues.
Medical personnel and the Atlantic City Fire Department arrived at the scene and the man, only identified as being 21-years-old and from Atlantic City, was pronounced dead.
BreakingAC.com reports the man s body was about 12 feet off of the ground.
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According to the ACPD, the body was recovered and taken to the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy will be performed.
An investigation between local and county law enforcement agencies continues after skeletal remains were discovered in Galloway Township earlier this week.
Office Of The Atlantic County Prosecutor: JOINT INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Galloway, NJ - GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP- A cooperative investigation is ongoing after the discovery of skeletal remains earlier this week in Galloway Township .
Human remains were found earlier this week in a wooded area in South Jersey, authorities said.A man stumbled upon the skeletal remains believed to be of a male in the woods at at 187 South Pomona Road in Galloway Township, around 8:40…