Body found in slough near hickory mill

BREAKING: Demopolis Police Chief Rex Flowers confirmed a body was found in the water under a railroad trestle near West Jackson Street around 1 p.m. Tuesday by a railroad worker.

The body was removed by fire and EMS personnel and transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for autopsy.

This is an active investigation and, according to Flowers, charges may or may not be pursued pending autopsy results.

Marengo County coroner John Scott said the body has yet to be identified. Speculation is that the deceased is one of two men who have gone missing within the last month.

No further information is available at this time.