13 eagles found dead in Caroline Co.

Maryland Natural Resources Police are assisting federal wildlife officials in an investigation into the deaths of 13 bald eagles, officials announced Sunday.

According to Maryland Natural Resources Police spokesperson Candy Thomson, authorities were called to a farm on Laurel Grove Road around 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Thomson says a man found four dead bald eagles. Officials reportedly found the others once they were on the scene.

There is no word yet on the cause of death.

Maryland Natural Resources Police are assisting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is the lead agency in this investigation.

No other details were available on Sunday.