Body, pickup truck of missing Wichita man found in Marion County

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Sedgwick County K-9 Cadaver team located a body in Marion County after a rancher found a pickup truck in a pond.

A news release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday, June 24, around 5 p.m., a deputy was dispatched to an area east of 240th Street and Kanza Road after a resident had reported a silver Dodge truck partially in a pond.

The deputy located the vehicle and found that it was registered to James Lightfoot, 38, of Wichita.

During the investigation, authorities learned Lightfoot had been reported missing from the Sedgwick County area.

At 10:55 p.m. on Monday, June 24, a Kansas Highway Patrol aircraft conducted a search of the area but was unsuccessful in finding Lightfoot.

On Wednesday, June 26, at 9 a.m., the MCSO and Sedgwick County K-9 Cadaver Team started searching the area where the vehicle was located. At 10:35 a.m., one of the dogs led the team to a location where a body was located.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation responded, and the body was positively identified as Lightfoot. The investigation has not shown signs of foul play.

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