Body Found In Sparta Woods

A couple of kids walking near the Walmart store in Sparta Tuesday night stumbled upon something in the woods. A dead body.

Sparta police say the body was found in a thick brushy area on top of a hill. Due to the terrain and location, the Sparta Area Fire Department was called to help recover the body. Police say the body appeared to be a man in his twenties who has been dead for a long period of time. Because of the lengthy exposure to the elements, police could not identify the man at the scene.

The body was transported to the University Hospital in Madison for an autopsy. More details on the body could be released later today.