Body found in front yard of Coweta County home

A body was found in the front yard of a Coweta County home sparking a death investigation on Sept. 24, 2021

The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after the body of a man was found in the front yard of a home on Friday.

Deputies were called out to a home along Walt Sanders Road near U.S. 29 on Friday afternoon.

Investigators told FOX 5’s Doug Evans they found the body of a man in front of the yard of the home.

A body was found in the front yard of a Coweta County home sparking a death investigation on Sept. 24, 2021

A body was found in the front yard of a Coweta County home sparking a death investigation on Sept. 24, 2021 (FOX 5)

A cause of death was not immediately known and his identity has not been released.

Deputies are expected to release more details as the investigation continues.

A body was found in the front yard of a Coweta County home sparking a death investigation on Sept. 24, 2021

A body was found in the front yard of a Coweta County home sparking a death investigation on Sept. 24, 2021 (FOX 5)

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