Body Found on Cumberland Trail Identified and no foul play suspected.

CCSD Press Release

On May 25, 2019, at approximately 11:15 a.m. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputies and Investigators were dispatched to Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail off Highway 68 where hikers had discovered a white male lying face down on the trail.

It appeared that the body had been deceased for several days.

Sheriff’s Investigators processed the scene and conducted an investigation. Tennessee State Park Rangers and Cumberland County Rescue Squad assisted in the retrieval of the body. The death appeared to be of natural causes.

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The deceased was identified as Tommy Woods, age 60, of Paran Road in Cookeville, Tennessee. The release of information was delayed pending notification of next of kin.