Crime & Safety

Missing Woman's Body Found

Body found this week is that of woman reported missing September 11, according to local news reports.

Police in Fulton County have indentified a missing woman's body found along the woods of Cascade Road earlier this week, according to a report on the CBS Atlanta website.

Police identified the body of Danelle Hughes on Wednesday, CBS Atlanta reported. Hughes was reported missing on September 11. Police did not say how she died.

Hughes' body was found in the 4900 block of Cascade Road near Fulton Industrial Boulevard, according to a report on the Fox 5 Atlanta website.

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It is too soon to tell if foul play was involved in the death, police told Channel 2 Action News.

According to a story on WSB-TV, a man walking down Cascade Road in south Fulton County discovered a partially decomposed body after smelling a strong odor.

Authorities in white suits combed the area and found the body across the street from the Cascade Falls subdivision, according to the report.

“It’s sad to see anybody lose their lives," resident Michael Coleman told Channel 2's Eric Philips. "It’s a very sad thing so to be so close to home. It’s disturbing.”

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