Body Found Down Embankment in Allegany County

LITTLE ORLEANS, Md. (AP) — Police are investigating after a body was found near a dirt road in Allegany County.

Maryland State Police say investigators responded Friday after campers found the body about 15 to 20 feet from the road in the southeast part of the county. Police say the body was down an embankment that was about eight feet high.

Police say investigators saw possible trauma to the body. The body was taken to the chief medical examiner in Baltimore to determine the cause and manner of death.

Police have not released the person's identity.

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