***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2019

BODY FOUND OFF STATE ROAD 119 IDENTIFIED

Media Contact: Vicki Elaine Becker (574) 296-1888

The man whose body was found Friday, March 8, 2019, in a rural area south of County Road 36 and east of State Road 119, has been identified as Matthew Dean Powell, 29, of Nappanee. An autopsy was performed on Saturday by a forensic pathologist, at which representatives of the Elkhart County Homicide Unit and the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office were present. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death is ongoing and no formal determination has been made at this time.

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