Crime & Safety

Man's Body Found on Columbia Trail in Washington Twp., Police Say

Police responded to scene near Vernoy Road just after 1 p.m. Wednesday.

A man’s body was found on the Columbia Trail in Washington Township Wednesday, Morris County Park Police announced.

At 1:13 p.m., Park Police responded to the Columbia Trail in the area of Vernoy Road for a report of an unresponsive male, police said.

Officers found a dead 67-year-old man from Somerset County who has not yet been identified.

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Police said nothing is suspicious in the incident, and the man appeared to have died from natural causes.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Morris County Park Police at 973-326-7636.

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