Man found dead in Pierce County nature preserve ID’d. The investigation is continuing
A 45-year-old man who was found dead on a jogging trail at the Parkland Prairie Nature Preserve has been identified, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Francisco Guzman Gaytan died on Jan. 5 near the 13000 block of South Yakima Avenue. His official cause and manner death are pending, the office said in a news release. That is a temporary designation used when additional investigation, information and/or test results are required for certification.
Deputies were dispatched at about 7:30 a.m. after a resident saw Gaytan’s body and called 911 for a welfare check, The News Tribune previously reported. No weapons were found at the scene although there were indications of foul play to make the death appear suspicious.
Gaytan was found with “blunt trauma,” according to a Pierce County Sheriff’s Department Facebook post.
Anyone who knew Gaytan is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department so detectives can gather more information about him.
As of Wednesday, no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.
