CHOWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Author's note: The video above is on file from July 2021.
UPDATE: Authorities are investigating a death after a body was found in Chowan County, North Carolina, on Saturday afternoon.
In a Wednesday afternoon press release, the Chowan County Sheriff’s Office said the body was in the area of Cisco Road and Virginia Road. That's less than 10 minutes away from Arrowhead Beach.
Chowan County Sheriff Edward Basnight requested the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to help process the scene.
The body was sent to a medical examiner at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine in Greenville.
In a press release Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office said the body was identified as Christopher Eugene Mansfield, who was reported missing on Sept. 2. His family has been notified.
Right now, investigators don't know how Mansfield died. The incident is under investigation.
Author's note: The video above is on file from June 2021.