BOONE, N.C. – A body was found Saturday afternoon near an overpass off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

According to the National Park Service, dispatchers received reports from a park visitor of a body near one of the parkway’s overlooks around 1:14 p.m. Oct. 9.

Law enforcement rangers found a deceased male five minutes later, located below the Yadkin Valley Overlook at milepost 289.8.

Parkway officials say a cause of death is not yet known and that an investigation is underway.

Thee probe is being led by the National Park Service’s Investigative Services Branch with assistance from the NC State Bureau of Investigation.