MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF/Gray News) – Federal authorities were at the home of a pastor in connection with the investigation into the death of his estranged wife.

FBI spokesman Kevin Wheeler confirmed they are conducting a warrant search at the home of John-Paul Miller on Coldwater Circle in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

John-Paul Miller is the pastor of Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach.

The death of John-Paul Miller’s estranged wife, Mica Miller, gained national attention earlier this year.

Her body was found April 27 at Lumber River State Park in Orrum, North Carolina, after someone reported to 911 that they had found a body in the water.

Earlier that day, a woman called 911 and asked if her phone could be located because she was going to kill herself and wanted her family to be able to find her body.

During the conversation, the woman hung up and the dispatcher was unable to contact the woman again.

Once recovered, the body was identified as Mica Miller.

Her death was ruled a suicide following an investigation.

Investigators found evidence that she bought the gun found near her body that day and Googled parks near her.

Mica Miller and John-Paul Miller had separated before her death.

Robeson County investigators have confirmed that John Paul Miller was at an athletic event in Charleston on the day of her death.

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Editor’s note — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the US National Suicide and Crisis Helpline is available by calling or texting 988.

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