On Tuesday, Dec. 3, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a hunter who discovered an adult deceased male near the Schmid Land Preserve on Old County Road in Edgecomb. Detectives with the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central responded to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death. The deceased was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta where an autopsy will be performed to determine cause and manner of death and to positively identify the deceased. The investigation continues. Additional information will be released when it becomes available.