Authorities in Butler County are investigating the death of a man whose body was pulled from Black River Sunday afternoon.
Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs says shortly after 2:30 p.m., a fisherman called to report he found what he believed to be a body in Black River, approximately a half to one mile upstream from the Hargrove Road.
The body was retrieved about an hour later. The body appeared to be in decomposition and had been there for several days, maybe even weeks.”
Identification has been made of the white male, but next of kin has not been notified.
Further details are not being released at this time.
