Brian Laundrie search – Body found near Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina ‘not related’ to Gabby’s fiancé, FBI say
AMID the ongoing search for Brian Laundrie, a body was found near Blue Ridge Parkway, but the FBI said it is "not related" to the hunt for Gabby Petito's missing fiancé.
Federal officials reportedly said that the body discovered in the area is part of an ongoing investigation, but denied any relation to the .
";The body discovered along the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday is part of an ongoing investigation," FBI officials .
"At this time, there is no evidence to connect or any reason to believe it is related to the search for fugitive Brian Laundrie."
The body was found at the Yadkin Valley Overlook in North Carolina.
A cause of death for the unidentified person has not yet been determined.
that dispatchers received a report around 1.14pm on Saturday of a body near the overlook.
Rangers responded shortly after and found a deceased male near Milepost 289.8
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The discovery comes as Laundrie has been missing for nearly a month.
The fugitive vanished in September just days before 's remains were found near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Gabby, 22, and Laundrie, 23, had been on a cross-country road trip throughout the summer before she disappeared at the end of August.
Laundrie returned home to Florida without his fiance at the beginning of September, and Gabby's family reported her missing on September 11.
Just days later, Laundrie's family reported that he was missing as well.
Remains were found in Grand Teton National Park on September 19 and were .
Laundrie was reportedly not cooperating with investigators before he vanished.
The FBI did not immediately return The Sun's request for information about the body found in North Carolina.
