FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio (WOIO) - The 54-year-old Fairview Park man reported missing this week was found dead behind an RTA station in Cleveland.

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Herbert Carl Banzhaf, 54, was reported missing on Oct. 19.

According to the report, Banzhaf possibly took a Lyft between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Oct. 19 to the area of W. 117th Street and Madison Avenue on the Lakewood/Cleveland border.

According to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner, Banzhaf was found dead in a field behind an RTA station located at 14555 Lorain Avenue.

19 News has reached out to Cleveland Police for more information.

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