NORTHFIELD — The body of a city man reported missing last week was found Thursday morning in a secluded wooded area in Birch Grove Park, police said.

Jefferson Smith, 55, was reported missing Sept. 10. He was last heard from at 3:30 p.m. that day, but his whereabouts were unknown, police said in a prior Facebook post.

Smith's body was found about 11 a.m. Thursday, police said. His death remains under investigation.

Police announced shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday that the park was closed. It had since reopened.

Atlantic County Search and Rescue, Emergency Management, Prosecutor's Office and Sheriff's Office, as well as the search-and-rescue departments from Camden County, Cape May County, Mid-Atlantic and Central Jersey, Northfield Office of Emergency Management and Fire Department,

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