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Body Found Wrapped In Carpet In Woods In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police are investigating the body of a man found in the woods in west Philadelphia.

Officials said someone passing by spotted the body wrapped in a carpet on Reservoir Drive shortly after 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He hasn't been identified and officials can't assign an approximate age to the remains.

The medical examiner has been notified.

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