OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — A body was discovered in a wooded area of Okeechobee County, according to the sheriff's office.
Investigators said the body was found in the early morning hours of Monday.
Deputies discovered the body in a wooded area near Northeast Fourteenth Avenue in the Douglas Park subdivision.
The sheriff's office said the person was a "victim of a criminal act."
The cause of the death has been determined, but investigators did not elaborate.
The victim's identity was being withheld by the sheriff's office, citing Marsy's Law.
