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Body of man pulled from northeastern Kansas lake

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Authorities say a search team has pulled the body of a man from a lake in northeastern Kansas after nearly 10 hours of searching.

The Riley County Police Department says in the man’s body was found late Wednesday in Tuttle Creek Lake.

Authorities were called to the lake around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after someone found a vehicle and clothes near the shoreline.

The man was identified Friday as 24-year-old Okheem Riley. Fort Riley officials say Riley was a First Lieutenant from the 1st Sustainment Brigade and had served at the Fort since 2018.

Foul play is not suspected in this death.

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