Updated at 2:55 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A man was found dead behind a business in downtown Centralia this morning but police found no outward signs of foul play.
Just before 8 a.m. today, officers responded to a report of a male lying on the ground not breathing off the 500 block of South Tower Avenue near the railroad tracks, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Arriving officers and EMS units concluded he was deceased, detective John Panco stated in a press release.
A preliminary investigation determined there were no signs of foul play apparent, according to Panco.
Panco said there were no obvious injuries and nothing to suggest how he may have died.
The area where he was found, between the Chevron gas station and the tracks is a place he likely would have been seen if he was there before darkness yesterday, according to Panco.
There was no identification on the man and police are estimating he is between 50 and 60 years old, Panco said.
“Looking in the immediate area, it appears he may have been sitting at one time, but we don’t have any idea why he would have been there,” Panco said.
The body has been turned over to the Lewis County Corner’s Office for further examination, according to Panco. The coroner’s office will figure out who he is and how he died, he said.
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