The Jefferson County sheriff’s office is conducting a death investigation after a body was found in a swimming pool early Monday morning.
About 2:41 a.m., deputies went to a residence in the 2100 block of Cook Road, where the body of a man was found in a swimming pool.
The man was later identified as 80-year-old Willis Baker, who resides at the home, which is located off state Hwy. 270 about a mile and a half west of the intersection with I-530.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and pronounced Baker deceased.
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“At this time foul play is not suspected but the investigation is ongoing,” stated a news release from the sheriff’s office.
The body is being sent to the state Crime Laboratory to determine the cause and manner of death.