Dead Body Identified in Atlantic County

The body of a 29-year old woman found off the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township on Thursday has been identified as Amber Swigert.

Swigert was spotted in a wooded area along a stretch of Fork Road in the Cardiff section of E.H.T.  The driver who noticed the body phoned authorities.

The road was closed off Thursday morning as police and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office investigated the scene.

No cause of death has been determined pending an autopsy, but if Amber's death is ruled a homicide, it would mark the 29th homicide in Atlantic County in 2012.

PressofAtlanticCity.com reports Swigert had a criminal record, having served jail time for aggravated assault, criminal trespass and theft. She has just been released on November 23.  She was a graduate of Egg Harbor Township High School in 2002.

In the 'About Me' section of Amber's Facebook page read: 'Live Life 2 the Fullest...Hope 4 the best...Expect the worse!! JUST ALWAYS SMILE :) It could be alot worSE!'

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Crimes Unit at 609-909-7666 or Egg Harbor Township police at 609-927-5200.

Tips can also be given anonymously at www.acpo.org/tips.html or via Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at www.crimestoppersatlantic.com.