A body was discovered in a submerged vehicle found in Fulton County on Tuesday.
According to a release from Fulton County Sheriff Joe Boshears, the department received a report concerning a submerged vehicle at the Cold Springs access on the Spring River in Mammoth Spring around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon.
After the Mammoth Spring Fire Department took its rescue boat to mark the location of the vehicle, a diver confirmed there was a body inside.
Arkansas State Police offered to assist with further investigation as needed after Chief Deputy Jake Smith contacted the agency, the release said.
The body was taken by the Fulton County corner and submitted to the state medical examiner’s office for positive identification and cause of death. The vehicle was taken to the sheriff’s department for further investigation.
Boshears says the case is being treated as a suspicious death, but foul play is not suspected at this time.
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