EDGECOMB, Maine — A death is under investigation after a hunter located a man's body Tuesday near a preserve in Lincoln County.
The hunter called Lincoln County emergency officials around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and reported the discovery of what appeared to be a deceased adult male near Schmid Land Preserve, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said Wednesday in a news release. The man's body was found in the area of Old County Road.
Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit responded to the scene as part of the ongoing investigation, according to the release.
An autopsy performed by the chief medical examiner's office will help determine the cause and manner of death as well as positively identify the deceased, Moss stated in the release.
State officials said no other information about the incident was being released at this time.