Help asked to identify body found in Fannin

  • This is a forensic artist’s rendering of the remains of man found on Springer Mountain in January.
    This is a forensic artist’s rendering of the remains of man found on Springer Mountain in January.
  • These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.
    These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.
  • These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.
    These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.
  • These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.
    These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.
  • These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.
    These items of clothing were found with the remains of a man discovered on Springer Mountain in January. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for help in determining the man’s identity.

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is seeking help identifying a man’s body found on Springer Mountain in Fannin County January 21, 2022.

    The body was discovered off the Benton MacKaye Trail in the area where it is part of the Appalachian Trail.

    The GBI released a forensic artist’s rendering of the deceased last week.

    Several descriptive details were also included in a GBI press release, including that the man was wearing a small gray t-shirt, a gray fleece long sleeve shirt, tan Wrangler brand cargo pants size 30x32. He was also wearing gray wool boot socks and Keen brand hiking boots size 10.5.

    The man had in his possession a black Thermal-FR brand fleece quarter zip pullover, a dark gray Champion brand quarter zip fleece, a black Uline skull cap with rechargeable light attachment, and a small black folding shovel.

    Fanin County Coroner Becky Callihan said at the time the remains were discovered they had been found by a hiker who had become lost.

    There were no signs of foul play at the scene, but, because decomposition had been effected by the cold temperature it was hard to tell how long the body might have been there, Callihan said.

    Because of the remote location, even though it was in Fannin County, the easiest access was through Lumpkin County.

    Authorities were hoping an autopsy would reveal the man’s identity.

    The investigation is active and ongoing, the GBI press release said.     Anyone with information regarding a person matching the description is asked to contact the GBI Cleveland Office at 706-348-4866.

    Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.