Police were working Thursday to identify a body found wrapped in garbage bags in the Fortuna area of St. Thomas Wednesday afternoon.
The Virgin Islands Police Department received a report of the suspected human remains around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to a police spokesperson. Officers searched the area and found the body. The gender and cause of death were not immediately clear. An autopsy is planned.
Police asked anyone with information about the corpse to contact the Major Crimes Unit at 340-774-2211, extensions 5554, 5555 or 5556 — or to call 911 or Crime Stoppers V.I. at 800-222-8477 (TIPS).
