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Authorities are investigating after a body was found in the woods in a Midlands area.
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Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said in a release that a probe is underway after deputies discovered the partially burned body of a man.
Deputies responded on Saturday afternoon to a wooded area near Cedar Avenue and Industrial Road after getting a report of “human remains” in the area, the release said. After getting to the scene investigators confirmed the body had been “partially burned.”
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Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis has asked the South Carolina Law enforcement Division to assist in the investigation. Those with information about the case can call the sheriff’s office at 803-436-2000 or submit tips at p3tips.com.
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