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ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police are investigating after a body was found in a creek in Pike County earlier this week.

According to a news release, troopers with the Pikeville Post were notified Wednesday, June 4, by the Elkhorn City Police Department about the discovery of a deceased individual near Big Branch Road.

KSP says the body was identified as Adam Stanley, 48, of Haysi, Virginia. He had previously been reported missing to law enforcement in Virginia. Stanley was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office.

His body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The cause of death is still under investigation.

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