Burned body found atop Stone Mountain ruled suicide, park police say
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A new piece of information may have solved the reasoning behind why a burned body was found at the top of Stone Mountain this weekend.
On Sunday, Stone Mountain Park Police has determined that the manner of person’s death was a suicide after being given a note by the person’s parent.
“The note was very specific about the method and location of the planned suicide which was consistent with the death scene,” park police said.
The body was found by a hiker on Saturday morning, buried under rocks in an area where visitors usually do not go to, according to park police.
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Park police say the person’s driver’s license, who was a white man in his late 20′s, was found at the scene, which gave park police an address to his family.
Due to the sensitivity of the case, the person’s identity will not be released by park police.
The official cause of death will be given after an autopsy by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Officer and death investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is finished.
Stone Mountain Park officials extend their condolences to the person’s family and friends.
If you or anyone you know is experiencing a mental health emergency, the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline number is 988. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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