LAKE COUNTY, Ohio — The body of a deceased 39-year-old man was found behind a church in Madison Township on Tuesday morning.
The Madison Township Police Department and the Madison Fire District were dispatched to the Bible Baptist Church at 5819 Chapel Road at 9:28 a.m. for a report of a possible dead body. Once there, authorities discovered the body of a deceased 39-year-old male next to a picnic table behind the church.
No signs of foul play were revealed during a preliminary investigation performed by the Madison Township Police Department Detective Bureau and the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The investigation remains ongoing and the man's identity is not being released at this time.
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