Jan 17, 2023

Police working to ID body of man found in Kansas creek

Posted Jan 17, 2023 12:00 PM
First responders at Glen Day Park in Wichita-photo courtesy KWCH
First responders at Glen Day Park in Wichita-photo courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a creek in Wichita.

Just after 10:30a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a submersion call around Hillside Ave and 28th Street North, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo. First responders arrived on the scene and located a man believed to be in his twenties unconscious in the creek.  He was pronounced deceased on the scene.

The body was transported to the coroner’s office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Police released no additional details.