HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Officials in Harlan County are investigating after a man’s body was found.

According to officials with the coroner’s office, Jason Michael Crase, 49, was found dead on Friday off of U.S. 119 in the Blair area of Harlan County.

Crase’s body was discovered on the river bank near the location where he had been staying, officials said.

Crase’s body was sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Frankfort for an autopsy to figure out tje exact cause of death.

The investigation is ongoing but authorities said that foul play is not suspected so far.

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