COOK COUNTY, Ga. (WTXL) - Authorities are investigating after a body was found inside a vehicle that was on fire.
On Wednesday, GBI's Douglas Regional Office received a request by the Cook County County Sheriff's Office to help with a death investigation.
According to a press release from the GBI, at about 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, the Cook County Sheriff's Office received a call that a fire was located near Hwy 41 and Barneyville Road in Cook County.
When deputies and firefighters arrived on scene, they found a vehicle in a wooded area on fire. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters found a body inside the vehicle.
GBI said the body will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner's Officer in Macon, Ga. for an autopsy and identification.
If you know anything about this case, please contact the Cook County Sheriff's Office at 229-896-7471 or the GBI Douglas Regional Office at 912-389-4103.
