MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) - McComb police say a body found Tuesday afternoon may be that of a 71-year-old man who has been missing since Sept 14.

The Enterprise-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/Vkqr2H ) L.C. McBride was reported missing by his niece Joyce Barr.

Police do not know a cause of death, and an autopsy has been ordered.

Police called in the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to help remove the body, which officials said was badly decomposed.

Information from: Enterprise-Journal, http://www.enterprise-journal.com

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