Hall County authorities are investigating after a person was found dead in a wooded area near a Gainesville poultry plant Tuesday afternoon.
Hall County Sheriff's Office officials said the body was found already partially decomposed down a steep embankment behind Mar-Jac Poultry on Aviation Boulevard.
"While taking a walk on company property around 1:30 p.m., an employee of Mar-Jac Poultry saw the body and reported it to supervisors, who in turn called 911," Sheriff's Office Spokesperson B.J. Williams said.
Williams said the body has been taken to the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy. While no identification has been made, investigators believe the body to be that of an adult female.
"The body was located in a rocky, brushed-filled area alongside a trail that leads to a homeless camp between Mar-Jac and the railroad tracks. It appeared the body had been in the area for several days," Williams said.
Hall County Fire Rescue crews worked with the sheriff's office to rappel to the bottom of the embankment to retrieve the body.
Williams said, at this time, there is no indication that foul play was involved in the death.
