The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death in a rural part of the county.

The body of a 50-year-old black man was found near the intersection of Camp Ground Road and Beaver Pond Road at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, according to Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun. A person driving by saw the body and called authorities, he said.  

Authorities are treating the case as a homicide, according to Calhoun. 

The man’s identity wasn’t immediately released, and the body was sent to the state crime lab for further investigation, Calhoun said.