By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is waiting for results from the coroners office to learn more about a 50-year-old man found dead in a field in Rochester on Friday.
Norman D. Penn, of Oakville, was discovered laying shirtless off the side of the road at 183rd Avenue Southwest and Sargent Road around 8 a.m. Friday morning. A mountain bike was nearby, according to sheriff’s office.
“There were no indications of violence, trauma or foul play,” Lt Chris Mealy said this morning. “The coroner took possession of the body and we’re just waiting or the results of an autopsy to decide if we will launch a criminal investigation.”
The detective had seen Penn riding his bike about 8 p.m. the night before about five miles away on Case Road, Mealy said.
A passerby found Penn beneath a large sign in the two-acre field, not far off the roadside, according to Mealy.
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