The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating after a body was discovered alongside the road on Saturday morning.

Authorities say a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper discovered the body on I-75 southbound, near the 69-mile marker.

LCSO has begun a death investigation.

Police add that the body appears to be that of a white male in his mid to late 30s. They cannot make a positive identification at this time, but suspect that it may be the body of a man who was reported missing out of Knox County several weeks ago.