BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to assist the Bartow County Sheriff's Office to investigate a death in a landfill.
According to the GBI, authorities are conducting the investigation at the landfill off Allatoona Dam Road.
Bartow County Shierff Clark Millsap said a sanitation worker found the dismembered body around 12:30 p.m. while dumping a compactor container at the landfill.
Deputies and investigators responded to the scene to begin working through what happened.
11Alive SkyTracker flew over the crime scene, which showed several agents combing through trash.
PHOTOS: Body found inside Bartow County landfill
Investigators are now waiting for the results of an autopsy by the GBI Medical Examiner to determine an identity and the cause of death.
No other information was available.
11Alive has a crew on the way to the scene and is working to gather more information.
