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Man's body found in George County

Updated: Thursday, 21 Mar 2013, 1:46 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 21 Mar 2013, 1:46 PM CDT

LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the death of a man's whose body was found by pipeline workers near the Bexley community of George County.

Sheriff's department spokeswoman Shonna Pierce says the workers found the body of 23-year-old Joshua Gautier, of George County, about 1 p.m. Wednesday on a portion of the pipeline in the Bexley community.

Pierce says his death is being investigated as a homicide.

Pierce says it appears the man had been dead for a couple of days, though an autopsy is pending to determine the estimated time and cause of death.

No other details were released.

 

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