Police Investigate Decomposed Body Found Near Walking Trail

LONGVIEW — Longview police are investigating after a decomposed body was found Friday near a walking trail. Police say they were dispatched at 11:02 a.m. to a suspicious activity call on the walking trail at the Cargill Long Park, near the 3000 Block of Fourth Street. When officers arrived they were told the caller had seen a tent in the woods. The witness looked inside the tent and saw what the witness believed to be a dead body. Police arrived, looked inside the tent, and found what is believed to be a human skeleton. At this time police have very little information about the identity of the person found, according to a news release. The body has been sent for an autopsy.