Police: Body found in Plainfield considered suspicious

PLAINFIELD — Police are investigating a suspicious death that was reported Friday in Plainfield.

Hunters in the woods along Gore Road discovered a body at about 4:30 p.m. Friday and called police.

Responding troopers located the victim deceased.

Evidence gathered on the scene indicates the death occurred under suspicious circumstances.

This investigation is in its preliminary stages and involves members of the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Field Force Division, Crime Scene Search Team, and Victim Services Unit.

No one is currently in custody.

Following processing of the scene, the victim’s body will be brought to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death and help determine the victim’s identity.

The name will be released following further investigation and notification of relatives.

Anyone with information that could assist investigators in this case is asked to call the Vermont State Police in Berlin at 802-229-9191.