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Police investigating mysterious death after body of missing Louisiana man found on St. Simons Island

Carlos Eduardo Figueroa Padilla was found dead in Glynn County after he was reported missing (WJXT)

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Glynn County police are investigating the cause of death after the body of a missing man was found on St. Simons Island Monday morning.

Police say 24-year-old Carlos Eduardo Padilla, of Louisiana, was reported missing on Dec. 26 while he was in Glynn County on a work assignment.

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His body was found by workers from a pool cleaning service at a property on Old Demere Road, according to GCPD.

Police say there is also no known connection between Padilla and the residents of the home where his body was found.

It is undetermined if foul play was involved in Padilla’s death.

The investigation is ongoing and any person with information on this case is encouraged to contact the Glynn County Police Department Non-Emergency at (912) 554-3645 or anonymously via Silent Witness at (912) 264-1333.


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