Investigation underway after body found in ditch in Screven Co.
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By WTOC Staff | April 29, 2021 at 8:19 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 4:58 PM
SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Screven County Sheriffâs Office confirmed an investigation is underway after a body was found in a ditch in the county.
The sheriffâs office received the report of a dead body located in a ditch along Highway 21 about a half mile south of Sylvania on Thursday at approximately 7 p.m.
According to the sheriffâs office, the deceased has been identified as 61-year-old Thomas Winston.
The cause of death is being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.