JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a man whose partially submerged body was discovered Wednesday in a river in Jackson County.
Jefferson Police responded just after 11 a.m. on February 4 to a location off Fields Road west of the city, where citizens were searching near the site of a vehicle crash reported Sunday. While assisting with the search, officers entered a wooded area and discovered the man’s body.
Investigators determined the location was outside Jefferson city limits and notified the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The Jefferson Fire Department, Jackson County Emergency Management Agency, and Jackson County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene. At the sheriff’s office’s request, the GBI was called in to investigate.
Although the man has not been identified, officials believe he may have been an occupant of the vehicle found near the river Sunday night. The GBI said the car “traveled a considerable distance from the roadway before it was located.”
The body will be transported to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Athens at 706-552-2309. Anonymous tips may also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at the GBI website, or through the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
