Body Found Friday Morning At Cunningham Falls State Park

Maryland DNR Police are conducting death investigation.


Maryland Natural Resources Police were sent to Cunningham Falls State Park near Thurmont Friday morning after a body was discovered.

Officials say a mushroom hunter found the remains along Catoctin Hollow Road Near southbound Route 15 between 11:15 AM and 11:30 AM..

Two Natural Resources Police investigators were sent to the scene, along with the Maryland State Police and representatives from the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Spokeswoman Candy Thomson says a cadaver sniffing dog was on the scene.

She says the body was found about 500-feet from the road.