FREDERICK, Md. -- A man playing with his dog on Monday afternoon in Frederick made a grisly discovery when he went to retrieve the ball: A slightly decomposed body.
Between 1:30 and 2 p.m., a man in Harmon Park threw a ball for his dog near some playground equipment.
That's when the man, who went to retrieve the ball, came across the body and called police.
According to police, the playground isn’t used very much.
Frederick City Police identified the body as 51-year-old Kevin Anthony Cooper. He was reported missing on August 6, 2018.
Cooper's cause of death is unknown at this time.
The investigation is ongoing.
