Man found dead in Prince George’s Co. woods

WASHINGTON — A man was found dead in a wooded area of Prince George’s County Monday afternoon.

The Prince George’s County police said they got a call at about 1:25 p.m. reporting an unresponsive man in a wooded area on Cherry Hill Drive, just south of I-495. The fire department pronounced him dead at the scene.

At about 3:30 p.m., police Cpl. Nicole Hubbard said that the man had not yet been identified, but that there was no evidence of foul play.

WTOP’s Michelle Basch contributed to this report.

Rick Massimo

Rick Massimo came to WTOP, and to Washington, in 2013 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child. He's the author of "A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set" and "I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival."

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