Anchorage

Body of man reported missing earlier this month found in East Anchorage

Anchorage police say they've found the body of a 25-year-old man who had been missing since Oct. 2.

The body was identified Tuesday as that of Leroy Martin. Police said Martin's exact cause of death is currently unknown but no signs of foul play were found.

Martin was last seen leaving his assisted living facility near Russian Jack, police reported previously.

Officers responded to a report on Oct. 5 about a body found by a passerby in the area of San Ernesto and Hoyt streets in East Anchorage, police said Tuesday.

The state medical examiner identified the body as Martin through fingerprints, said Anchorage Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Castro.

Martin's family has been told about his death, police said.

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