Teutopolis Man Found Dead in Field, No Foul Play Suspected
Published on July 19 2021 6:04 pm
Last Updated on July 20 2021 3:31 pm
Written by Greg Sapp
A Teutopolis resident was found dead in a cornfield Sunday afternoon. No foul play is suspected.
Dead is 44-year-old Brian Austin.
The Effingham County Sheriff's Department responded at 3:40pm to a residence in regards to a death investigation. When authorities reached K&N Subdivision, they discovered Austin dead. The cornfield is at the rear of Austin's residence. The Effingham County Coroner's Office was notified and responded to the scene, as did the Detective Section of the Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit.
Austin's body was transported to HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Additional testing is scheduled for Tuesday morning at the hospital. Medical records were requested and toxicology samples will be sent to the lab for analysis.
The incident remains under investigation by the Effingham County Sheriff's Department and the Effingham County Coroner's Office.
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