Human remains were found in a wooded area about 200 yards off Georgia highway 193 in the High Point community of Walker County around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson.
Two men who were scouting the area for deer signs discovered the skeletal remains at the base of a tree.
Evidence found at the scene indicates the deceased died from hanging.
Foul play is not suspected.
Detectives and the G.B.I. crime lab will compare the remains with that of a Flintstone man who was reported missing to the sheriff's office on June 6.