NEW PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Two people were found dead in New Philadelphia in a wooded area early Tuesday morning.
Troopers said they found the bodies in a wooded area not too far off Ferndale Road in Schuylkill County just after 3:25 a.m.. The coroner's office pronounced them dead on the scene and has not released their identities. No other information has been released.
On Tuesday, Newswatch 16 watched troopers leave with one of their off-road vehicles. They noticed flare remnants used by investigators near a trail that headed into the woods and led to still water.
Neighbors told Newswatch 16 they heard noises in the woods.
"We could hear all kinds of screaming and hollering going on maybe a quarter mile half a mile back in the woods, and at that time, the sound travels," Joe Spotts of New Philadelphia said. "You couldn't make out what they were saying. It was all just kind of screaming and hollering,"
Spotts said when he heard the noises, he didn't think much of it.
"We just thought they were drinking and partying and arguing, so I just went to work like it was a normal day," he said.
State police are actively investigating how the two died. Newswatch 16 is working to gather more details.
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