LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas — An unidentified body was found in an abandoned pond in Mid-Liberty County Sunday.
Residents went to the pond on CR 2291 for a fishing trip when they found a man floating in the water. Lead Investigator Ann Marie Mitchell and the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department were sent in a little after 5 p.m. to recover and investigate the body.
Investigator Mitchell says there were clothes and other personal items sitting on the bank of the pond, and the man only had on underwear. The Liberty County Sheriff's Office thinks he was in the water for a long time due to how much his body had decomposed.
Justice of the Peace Wade Brown ordered an autopsy for the body. Mitchell says there were no clear signs of injury or foul play. As of now, the man's name or age hasn't been confirmed. But investigators are looking for his identity and any other details that might be relevant.
