Body found in creek bed near Nicholasville church

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — A body was found in a creek bed near a Nicholasville church Wednesday morning, police say.

A person’s body was found at 7:30 a.m. in a creek next to the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Lexington Road.

“We had just noticed a duffel bag out in our front yard and we would search around property and see the individual laying down by the waterway next to the duffel bag and we called 9-1-1 this morning,” said Lead Pastor Jason Schumate, of Tabernacle Baptist Church.

A member of the church found the person’s body about 12-15 feet down in the creek, Nicholasville police told ABC 36.

Schumate also added, “We don’t know him in any way, we do have a lot of people kind of pass through, but we don’t have anybody that regularly hangs out on the property.”

No cause of death has been determined, however, police don’t suspect foul play.

The lead pastor also adding, “it does it does bring a lot of attention to the property and everything going on and you never know what to encounter. I am a retired fireman, so a lot of that stuff I dealt with on a regular basis. So, but yeah, it was disturbing finding that on your property.”

The body has not yet been identified by officials.

This is a developing story. ABC 36 will update when more is available