STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A spokesman for Stone Mountain Park confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a burned body was found Saturday morning.
Investigators say the victim is a man.
According to officials, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to assist.
Speaking with Channel 2 Action News, John Bankhead, the public information officer for Stone Mountain Park Police, said the department first heard about the body at about 8:18 a.m.
A call came in to the Park Police Radio Room about someone finding a body near the top of the mountain.
Bankhead said the body was found by “one of the visitors to the park,” who “discovered it and called 911.”
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The 911 call actually got routed through the DeKalb County dispatch line, who then referred it to the Park Police Radio Room.
On the park police line, a radio operator spoke to the caller, who told them they’d found a body but was not able to provide more information.
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Bankhead said that while GBI is leading the death investigation, they’d still like the caller to get back in touch to share more information about what they’d found.
The caller did not leave their name so police did not have a way to contact them directly.
“All they said was there was a body that had been burned and that’s all we have to go on at this point,” Bankhead said.
In the meantime, the park is operating as normal.
“Business is being carried on as usual right now,” Bankhead said. “That may change depending on the situation.”
As far as next steps, the body will be taken to the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office for identification and determination of the cause and manner of death, according to Bankhead.
Unrelated to the investigation, Bankhead told Channel 2 Action News that wind speeds had caused the lift to not be in operation shortly after 11 a.m.
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