CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — The Catawba County Sheriff's Office has started a death investigation after a man's body was found in a river tributary late Saturday morning.
Deputies say the unidentified man, who was later identified as 33-year-old Ron Christopher Broussard Jr., was spotted in a tributary of the Henry Fork River shortly before 11 a.m. A resident had first noted the rising water level near Catawba Valley Boulevard, and the body was found along Dorothy Court in the Newton area.
How his body came to be in the river is currently unknown.
An autopsy is pending. The sheriff's office is not commenting on the possibility of foul play as of publication.
Anyone who may be able to offer information is asked to speak with investigators at 828-464-3112.
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