From The Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced that a body was located in a wooded area Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at around 11:10 a.m., after deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Elfreth Johnson Road in eastern Jefferson County.
According to Money, friends and family members conducted a search near the area where the subject had last been seen and located a body. They contacted the Sheriff’s Office for assistance.
“The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death, as well as confirm the identity of the subject,” Money said. “Preliminary evidence does not suggest foul play is associated with the death.”
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. Anyone with information regarding this death is encouraged to call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450, option 2.