A caller reported finding a heavily decomposed body in shrubbery along the shoreline near 14510 U.S. Highway 1 near Sebastian shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The discovery prompted a death investigation by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. The body was located on the east side of U.S. Highway 1, across the street from where the body of James Thompson was found Monday.
Detectives and Crime Scene Unit personnel are processing the area and working to identify the deceased. Investigators are working to determine whether the two deaths are related or are separate, unconnected incidents occurring in the same general area. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Indian River County Sheriff's Office or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous.