HOLLY HILL, Fla. — An investigation is underway after a body was found in a wooded area of Holly Hill with signs of fire damage to the body, Holly Hill Police said in a news release.
- Body found in heavily wooded area of Holly Hills
- Police also reported signs of some fire damage to the body
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According to investigators, police officers responded to the 200 block of Strawberry Lane after a foul smell was reported.
When officers searched a heavily wooded area, they said they found a decomposed body. Investigators also said they found signs of some fire damage to the body.
Police said the body has been identified as that of 46-year-old Philip Schultz of Holly Hill, who had been reported as a missing person a few days earlier.
Holly Hill Police say detectives don’t know yet whether the fire is connected to the death.
The Medical Examiner’s Office has not determined an exact cause of death, but no outward signs of foul play were noted, police said.