Mystery after anglers find decomposing body with single gunshot wound ‘tangled in tree’ along riverbank

ANGLERS have discovered the decomposing body of a 27-year-old man along a riverbank. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office in Florida described the body as “tangled in a tree” and with a single gunshot wound, according to their Facebook post. The sheriff’s office identified the man as Colby Wilcher, WEAR reported. The cause of death yet […]

ANGLERS have discovered the decomposing body of a 27-year-old man along a riverbank.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office in Florida described the body as “tangled in a tree” and with a single gunshot wound, according to their Facebook post.

Facebook/Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Anglers called 911 after they spotted a decomposing body along the riverbank[/caption]

Facebook/Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Deputies had to travel by boat in order to access the area[/caption]

The sheriff’s office identified the man as Colby Wilcher, WEAR reported.

The cause of death yet to be confirmed.

“Investigators are treating the death as suspicious, based on the results of the autopsy,” sheriff’s office officials said according to the Sacramento Bee.

The body was discovered on Monday at around 3pm in the Florida Panhandle.

A group of anglers saw the body tangled in trees and then called 911, the sheriff’s office said.

Officials said that deputies traveled to the scene by boat to investigate the spot as it was difficult to access by land.

The sheriff’s department did not report that anyone had recently gone missing, according to the Sacramento Bee.

“Investigators say there are no obvious indicators of cause of death, so it is unknown at this point if foul play is a factor,” the sheriff’s office said.