Fort Worth

Decomposing body found at Gateway Park in Fort Worth, police say

Police lights on and blurring.
Fort Worth police are investigating after someone discovered a decomposing body in Gateway Park on Thursday, June 5. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A passerby found a decomposing body at Gateway Park on Thursday afternoon, according to Fort Worth police.

The body was found in a wooded area of the park along Beach Street, in east Fort Worth, when the 911 caller noticed it in the overgrowth.

The identity of the person who died and the cause and manner of death will be determined by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Fort Worth police are conducting an investigation.

Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER