The Biloxi Sun Herald reported yesterday that a dismembered body was found in Pearl River County on Saturday morning, according to Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison.

Deputies responded to an area on Burge and Reyer Road after receiving a 911 call about human remains.

Sheriff Allison told the Sun Herald that his agency has identified the body as a 24-year-old white male from Pearl River County, but will not be releasing the name of the victim until the next of kin have been notified.

The remains were given to the state medical examiner’s crime lab to determine the exact cause of death.

This is an ongoing investigation.