UPDATED: Police Find Dead Body in Commack Woods

UPDATED 11:22 a.m. – A Long Island Power Authority worker made a gruesome discovery in Commack Tuesday morning when he discovered a dead body in a wooded area near the Indian Head Forest complex, according to police.

Suffolk County Police Det. Sgt. Thomas Groneman said police have confirmed that the body, found in a wooded strip off Indian Head Road, was that of a man and that it likely had been there for several months. 

Though they could not determine an apparent cause of death, police said they have not deemed it suspicious. The determination was made based on the remains, its location and several other factors on the scene, Groneman said. 

The body was removed and sent to the Suffolk County Medical Examiners office for a full autopsy.

The LIPA contractor, who was trimming trees in the area, had his supervisor call 911 after he discovered the remains.

Original story:

Suffolk County Police are investigating remains found in a wooded area near a Commack condominium complex on Tuesday morning. It is not clear whether they are human or animal remains.

Police rushed Indian Head Road, near the condo complex on Madder Lake Rd., just south of the entrance to the Sunken Meadow Parkway. 

Police said they received a 911 call from someone who discovered the remains.

As of Monday at 10:53 a.m., investigators were still on the scene.

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