At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan 29, Troopers assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division located a deceased body in the lower Delta near Spanish Fort, in Baldwin County. Troopers notified Special Agents assigned to ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) which immediately launched a death investigation.
Currently, there is a heavy law enforcement presence in the area with assistance from Troopers assigned to ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division, Deputies with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and Officers with the Spanish Fort Police Department.
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 from the 27 mile marker to the 30 mile marker are closed at this time. Traffic is being diverted onto exit 27 and will have to remain on the Causeway until motorists reach Spanish Fort at exit 35.
No further details are available at this time as the investigation remains ongoing.