SALISBURY TWP. — Lehigh County authorities are investigating after a 37-year-old man was found dead in a field near Salisbury Elementary School on Friday morning.
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has not released a name for the individual, who was pronounced dead at 7:24 a.m. in a field on the 1400 block of Gaskill Avenue.
An autopsy will be conducted today.
Property records indicate the field is on school property. Salisbury School District Superintendent Lynn Fuini-Hetten did not immediately respond to a call seeking more information.
Township police, District Attorney Gavin Holihan, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, Pennsylvania State Police and the coroner's office are conducting an ongoing investigation, Coroner Dan Buglio said.
Buglio said he will not release any additional information until the autopsy is completed and the investigation warrants it, he said.
This breaking news story will be updated as more details unfold.