Authorities  in Liberty County and Richmond Hill  are investigating after a man’s body was discovered Tuesday afternoon in a vehicle in a wooded area off Islands Highway and Dorchester Village Road. 

The vehicle was found by a Georgia State Patrol helicopter. Officers arrived to investigate they found the man, who has not been identified. 

Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will conduct an autopsy in Savannah today to determine the cause of death.