SEYMOUR, Ind. — The Seymour Police Department (SPD) found the body of a North Vernon man on Friday in the area below the Burkart Boulevard overpass.
Officers and investigators responded to the area after receiving word that there was a body in the water, per SPD’s Lt. C.J. Foster.
When police arrived, they found a deceased man who had been pulled from the water by someone who was walking to work. The man was identified as Wayne R. Gribbions, 37, of North Vernon. Investigators conducted interviews and collected evidence from the scene.
A forensic autopsy was performed on March 27. The cause of death is pending as toxicology results are not yet available, according to police.
