CLAY COUNTY, IL — Authorities are investigating after a body that was found Saturday in a farm field by a man checking crops near the Effingham/Clay County line.

A call to the Clay County Sheriff’s Department indicated the investigation is being led by the Illinois State Police. We have a call in to ISP in hopes of obtaining additional information.

The Illinois State Police is investigating the discovery of the body of 29-year-old Edgewood resident Austin D. Woods. An autopsy was conducted Sunday at the Clay County Hospital but the cause of death has not yet been released.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is assisting ISP DCI Zone 8 with this open and on-going investigation. No additional information is being released at this time.