Male Body Found in Buena Vista Gravel Pit Under Investigation; No Imminent Danger to Residents

BUENA VISTA TWP. – The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Section, the New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey State Medical Examiner’s Office, are jointly investigating the death of Andrew Taylor, age 23, of Newtonville, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor James P. McClain announced.

Taylor’s body was discovered this morning, Saturday, September 28, 2013, in a gravel pit off Pancoast Mill Road in Buena Vista Township

Although cause of death is pending autopsy results, and no arrests have been made in connection with the discovery, the information gathered thus far establishes that there is no imminent danger to local residents.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.