A body was found was found in a creek Friday afternoon in the Hixson area, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department news release.
HCSO personnel were notified about 3 p.m. that a body had been found in Pitt’s Branch near the 6200 block of Old Dayton Pike.
Detectives are conducting a death investigation and the body will be transferred to the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine identity as well as the cause of death.