Body recovered on Lookout Mountain in Walker County

HINKLE, Georgia (WDEF) – Walker County Sheriff’s officials are recovering a body buried in a shallow grave on Lookout Mountain.

If was found off Highway 157 south of the Hinkle community.

Both GBI and Chattanooga Police officers are there to assist in the investigation.

They have been digging for the skeletal remains since early Friday morning.

Officials have not identified the victim yet or released how they discovered the grave site.