Medical examiner identifies man whose body was found in water near east Fort Worth park
Authorities are investigating the death of a 34-year-old man whose body was found in the water at an east Fort Worth park Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Someone called 911 shortly after 12:15 p.m. to report seeing a body floating face down in the creek near Post Oak Village Park, according to police records. It appeared to be a man wearing a construction uniform, the caller said.
First responders from the Fort Worth police and fire departments arrived at the location shortly before 12:20 p.m. The found a man’s body in the water, police said.
The man was already dead when the first responders arrived. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man as Jared Onyancha Matoke. His manner and cause of death are still pending on the medical examiner’s website.
There were no signs of trauma, and the cause of the man’s death is unknown, police said Wednesday. Other investigative units were dispatched per protocol for these type of incidents, according to police.
This story was originally published March 6, 2024 at 2:24 PM.
