Eerie moment father and son who were treasure-hunting in old abandoned Mississippi home find a dead body

A father and son stumbled upon a dead body at an abandoned Antebellum home in Mississippi while playing treasure hunt. 

The grisly discovery came on Saturday, February 24, when the father and son duo were exploring the empty house in Holly Springs.

Holly Springs Police Chief Darryl Bowens said that the homeowner had given permission to the father and son to treasure hunt on the property.

What they found was far more shocking and disturbing than a treasure chest.

The body of the dead man was stumbled upon in the living room of the home on East Van Dorn Avenue. 

A father and son stumbled upon a dead body at an abandoned Antebellum home in Mississippi while playing treasure hunt

The deceased body was found laying down near a window, according to WLBT3.

'This house has been abandoned for a long time,' the father said. 'At least 20 years or so.'

In the video, the father pointed at the windowed door at the top of a set of outdoor steps coated in leaves and explained 'this window here is broken out, you can see.'

'The curtain is kind of pulled back and the screen is ripped down,' he described, adding that he found the state of the window 'weird'.

He said he saw what appeared to be 'someone deceased' on the floor besides the damaged window.

Holly Springs Police Chief Darryl Bowens said that the homeowner had given permission to the father and son to treasure hunt on the property

Authorities are still investigating the shocking discovery and the body has not been publicly identified yet

Authorities are still investigating the shocking discovery and the body has not been publicly identified yet.

An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.