Autopsy complete on burned body found in Yemassee; person still not identified

The body found Friday inside a burned car in Yemassee has not yet been identified after the autopsy was completed.

The body was located on Jenks Lane in Yemassee around 9:30 a.m. after hunters on an abandoned property owned by a Yemassee councilman came across the vehicle.

Yemessee Police Chief Gregory Alexander told Savannah television station WTOC Monday that the car belongs to a Jasper County resident, who was found safe.

Alexander said that DNA was taken from the body during the autopsy for testing.

The car has not been reported stolen.

This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 11:16 AM with the headline "Autopsy complete on burned body found in Yemassee; person still not identified."