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Body discovered believed to be a missing person from Florida

Jenkins County authorities have located a woman's body near Bulloch County in Jenkins County. Authorities believe it is a missing woman from Florida.
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A body has been located just outside of Bulloch County, GA in Jenkins County, near the location of where a missing Florida's woman's car was located on Easter.

According to Jenkins County Sheriff Robert Oblesby, a body was located off of Big Pine Road on Wednesday night May 15, 2024, in an abandoned home off in the woods. The home was located near where the car of Colleen Paulissen Pool from Citrus, Florida was located. 

Jenkins County Coroner Henry Young confirmed that her body has been transported to the GBI Crime Lab in Atlanta for positive identification. Coroner Young has notified Pool's family of this discovery.

Pool was last reported missing by the Citrus County Sheriff's Office on February 24, 2024. She was last seen on February 8, 2024.  

Pool's grey Honda Civic was discovered abandoned in a wooded area off of Big Pine Road on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Anyone who has information on Pool is asked to contact the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 352-249-2790.

To report information anonymously, contact Crime Stoppers of Citrus County at 1-888-ANY-TIPS (888-269-8477) or online at www.CrimeStoppersCitrus.com.