A body of a woman was found Wednesday afternoon off Washington Street, according to Covington Police.

The body was found about 4 p.m. by an employee of Moseley Electric behind the business as he was in the woods looking for deer tracks. Covington Police Capt. Ken Malcolm said the body was about 200-yards into the woods behind the company and appeared to have been there for several days. She appeared to have set up a campsite in the woods, implying that she may have been living in that area.

The cause of her death is under investigation. Check CovNews.com for more on this story as it becomes available.