Overview

• A worker discovered the body in a wooded area of Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club on Tuesday morning after noticing a foul odor while chasing deer.
• The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office says the victim has not been identified, with cause and manner of death pending an autopsy.
• Authorities removed the body late Tuesday morning, according to local media reports.
• Officials asked anyone with information to call the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tip line at (877) 847-7432.
• Some reports indicate the body may have been on the property for days, a detail not yet confirmed by investigators.