SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) - A Louisiana sheriff’s office says searchers have found the body of a 19-year-old man missing since Sunday.
Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Lori Steele says investigators don’t suspect foul play in the death of Peter Pedeaux (puh-DOH), of Springfield. His body was found Thursday morning in woods near a creek in Springfield.
Steele says Pedeaux’s family identified his body, and an autopsy will determine his cause of death.
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Pedeaux was reported missing Sunday night after going into woods with friends but not coming out with them.
Deputies and volunteers began searching Sunday night.
His family released a statement Thursday through the sheriff’s office, thanking everyone who helped search for Pedeaux.
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