Update: Homicide declared after body found in Steuben Co. recreation area
By: WANE Staff Reports
Posted: Apr 13, 2018 06:49 PM EDT
Updated: Apr 15, 2018 08:03 PM EDT
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STEUBEN CO., Ind (WANE) - A body found in a recreation area in Steuben County on Friday has been declared a homicide, according to Indiana State Police.
State police released additional information Sunday following an autopsy of a deceased male.
Friday, police said around 10:40 a.m. workers at Trine State Recreation Area off Feather Valley Road found what they believed was a body.
Indiana Conservation Officers, Indiana State Police, and the Fremont Fire Department all responded and located an unidentified deceased man.
State police said Sunday an autopsy showed a manner of death to be homicide, but it's unclear how the person died.
State police said investigators are working to identify the body which could take several weeks.
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