Crime & Safety

Decomposed Body Found Inside Vacant Barn

Riverhead Police said they don't suspect foul play in the unknown person's death

A decomposed body was found inside an unoccupied barn at the corner of Route 25 and Route 105 on Tuesday, according to Riverhead Town Police, who said that they don't suspect foul play in the unknown person's death.

The body was discovered inside the barn by an employee who was looking for the property owner, police said. The person appears to have been sleeping inside the barn, according to a police statement.

Police could not say how old the victim was, or whether the body was male or female, as it had been badly decomposed. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner's office removed the body and an autopsy is pending, police said.

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