Body Found Behind Piedmont High School Football Stadium

Union County Sheriffโ€™s were called to Piedmont High School around 9:00 am Friday after students observed an unresponsive person lying in a ditch behind the bleachers of the school’s football stadium.

Authorities say a bicycle was found next to the individual and preliminary information suggested the person might have had a bicycle accident.

Sheriffโ€™s deputies and Piedmont High School officials said the individual was a white male, appearing to be in his late teens or early 20โ€™s.

Detectives and crime scene investigators responded to the scene and are currently following up on leads.

The decedentโ€™s identification as well as the cause of death remains unknown and detectives do not believe the deceased was a student of the school.