Autopsy Results in Woods' Death Not Available for a While

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Published on August 18 2020 2:27 pm
Last Updated on August 18 2020 2:27 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

Clay County Coroner Wesley Miller said it will be three to four weeks before toxicology results are back from an autopsy of Austin Woods.

Woods was found dead Saturday at 13832 First Avenue near Mason, which is near the Clay/Effingham County line. The body of the 29-year-old Woods was found on a farm road by a man checking on crops. The autopsy wsa performend to determine the official cause of death, but Miller said there has been nothing to indicate the death was due to anything other than natural causes. 

The Clay County Sheriff's Office is assisting Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 with the investigation.