FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Coroner is asking for help identifying a man found in the St, Mary’s River last month.
Authorities found the man’s body off Bluffton Road on April 3rd.
Investigators say the man’s remains may have been along the riverbank for as long as a year.
The coroner describes the man as possibly Asian, Hispanic, or Native American, with a couple of tattoos. Pictures of those tattoos are below, as are the pieces of clothing the man was wearing.
The coroner is hoping that someone recognizes the man, and can help identify him.
The Allen County Coroner released the following:
The Allen County Coroner’s Office is requesting assistance with the identification of an individual that was located along the Saint Mary’s River, in the 4400 block of Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana, on April 3, 2022. This is believed to be the location of death, and the decedent was not transported to this location by the river waters from another location.
The individual does not match any reported missing persons from Allen County.
Cause of Death and Manner of Death are pending further investigation. Foul play is not suspected regarding this death.
The decedent had been deceased for an extend period of time, probably since early summer months 2021. The decedent is described as a male Asian, Hispanic or American Indian, small in stature, with a short, or close cut, black-colored, hair. The decedent has a tattoo on the upper, left, arm, of a rose/flower, with leaves, and a tattoo on the lower, left, arm, of a sideways heart, with a scrip word, possibly “Joy” or “Love”. The tattoos are black-colored ink with no coloring. Please see the attached photographs.
Found near the decedent was a blue, and black-colored, mesh, backpack, with the emblem of “Shawnee Mission Medical Center 50th, “1962-2012”. The deceased was dressed in a “Jockey”, size large, white, crewneck T-shirt, “FILA” size 8, black, gym shoes, and “CHAMPO” sports, size XL, blue shorts, with “C”, Carroll Football logo. There was also a purple-colored bandana near his remains.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office. Anyone with any information regarding the identity of this unknown male, please call the Allen County Coroner’s Office at 260-449-7389.
