GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) — The body found Friday in a drainage ditch in Greenwood was identified Monday as a missing 70-year-old New Whiteland man, the Johnson County coroner said.
The body of Werner Gadshian was found sometime Friday in a drainage ditch near the intersection of Swartz Crossing and State Road 135, the Johnson County coroner said in an email to the news media on Monday afternoon.
Gadshian, who had a medical history of dementia, had been missing since Aug. 31, the release said.
The cause and manner of death were pending following an autopsy done Monday.
A Friday email from Coroner Mike Pruitt said a person walking near the ditch discovered the body and notified authorities. The intersection is halfway between West Stones Crossing Road and Clary Boulevard North Drive in an area with dozens of businesses.
Greenwood Police Department are part of the investigation, the coroner said. The coroner shared a photo of Gadshian taken on U.S. 31 south of Fry Road just before he was reported missing. Police nor the coroner have said whether foul play is suspected in Gadshian’s death.
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