Update: Body Found in Dothan

Deputies and rescue personnel are in Dothan after a 911 caller reported finding a dead body.

Sheriff Bill Rogers confirmed that law enforcement is searching for the body.

Rescue has been dispatched to assist deputies in the search and recovery.

Update:

Rogers said it took roughly two hours of searching to find the body, which was in a vacant lot off Dothan Road.

“We wanted to be sure the 911 call wasn’t a hoax,” Roger’s said.

A cause of death has not been determined, he said. The medical examiner is en route to the scene.

 

 

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