WHITLEY COUNTY, KY. (LEX 18) — A death investigation is underway in Whitley County after a body was found near the Kentucky and Tennessee state line on Wednesday.
According to the Whitley County Sheriff's Office, they received a call from Jellico Police Department for a potential body found in Elk Creek behind the Save-A-Lot on US 25 west.
After arriving on the scene, officers found the victim in a body of water.
According to the Whitley County Sheriff's Office, the victim has been identified as 37-year-old Anna Whitehead of Williamsburg. Her body was sent to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy.
Whitley County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation.
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