Body Discovered in Anderson Tuesday Afternoon

Authorities said that a man’s body was found in a wooded area behind an Anderson County business in Main Street’s 2100 Block on Tuesday afternoon at around 4:45 pm. According to the Anderson County Coroner’s Office, a property owner was surveying for planned landscaping when the body, believed to have been a man in his 50’s, was discovered. There was no indication of foul play, officials said, and added that it may take several days to positively identify the man, who may have been dead for between ten and fourteen days. The death is currently under investigation by both the Anderson County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s Offices.