Missing person found dead in Georgia, investigation underway

GEORGIA — The body of a 20-year-old East Point man who had been missing for more than a month was found Sunday in a wooded area behind an apartment complex, according to family members.

Search crews with Georgia Emergency Search & Rescue located the body of Derek Samuel behind the Reserve at Redwine Apartments following weeks of searching.

Samuel disappeared on April 29 after leaving a Target store at Camp Creek Marketplace. Family members and volunteers spent weeks searching for him while authorities investigated his disappearance…

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