FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. — An investigation is underway after a body was found in a field in Franklin County Thursday afternoon.
At around 2:12 p.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was called to the field in the 700 block of Danimac Road off of County Line Road for a report of a body being found.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a car that had been stuck in a field with a body lying nearby, according to a Facebook post.
Due to the decomposition of the body, it was taken to the medical examiner’s office to help with identification.
On Aug. 3, the sheriff's office identified the person as Jacob N. Spaunhorst of Gerald, Missouri.
According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, there was nothing suspicious located to indicate a cause of death at this time. The sheriff's office said the investigation remains activate and further information will be released as it becomes available.
