Body of man found in southwest Lancaster County ditch, sheriff’s office says

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The body of a man was found Tuesday morning in a ditch in southwest Lancaster County, the sheriff’s office says.

Around 9:40 a.m., the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a body was found in a ditch near West Roca Road and Southwest 128th Street.

The sheriff’s office has identified the body as a 5-foot-4 adult male of an unknown race.  The body had been in the ditch “for some time,” according to a press release.

An investigation into the death is in its early stages.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, the sheriff’s office says.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 402-441-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.