ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) —Police say a body found in an Atchison watershed dam in northeastern Kansas is that of a missing Atchison man.

The body was found Friday afternoon. Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson identified the body as that of 47-year-old Joseph Leger Jr., who was reported missing Feb. 19.

Investigators say he had not been seen since Feb. 5. Officers were called to the dam just after 2 p.m. Friday after someone spotted the body in the water. Wilson says the cause of death isn’t yet known. An autopsy will be conducted in Kansas City.

ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) —Police say a body found in an Atchison watershed dam in northeastern Kansas is that of a missing Atchison man.The body was found Friday afternoon. Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson identified the body as that of 47-year-old Joseph Leger Jr., who was reported missing Feb. 19.Investigators say he had not been seen since Feb. 5. Officers were called to the dam just after 2 p.m. Friday after someone spotted the body in the water. Wilson says the cause of death isn’t yet known. An autopsy will be conducted in Kansas City.

 Body found in Atchison watershed dam is that of missing man

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