DUNDALK, Md. (AP) — Police in Baltimore County are investigating a body found in the woods in Dundalk.

Police say the body was discovered Saturday around 3 p.m. behind an Exxon gas station in the 1300 block of Merritt Boulevard. Police say it appears the body has been at the location for some time.

Police so not yet know the identity of the male victim and are continuing to investigate. The body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office.

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