ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (WJHL) — The body of a missing Dickenson County man was found Wednesday in eastern Kentucky, according to police.

Kentucky State Police (KSP) was notified by the Elkhorn City Police Department of a man's body discovered in a creek near Big Branch Road.

KSP said that after an initial investigation, the individual was identified as Adam Stanley, 48, of Haysi, who had been reported missing to the Dickenson County Sheriff's Office.

Stanley's cause of death remains under investigation by KSP and the Elkhorn City Police Department.

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