Police Release Name of Man Whose Body Was Found Near Rail Trail

Vestal police are continuing to investigate the death of a man whose body was found near the town's rail trail.

Authorities Tuesday afternoon said released the man's identity. They said he was Michael Seeley of Endicott.

Seeley's body was discovered early Saturday afternoon in a drainage area next to the pathway across from Ridgehaven Drive. A caller reported a man was down and was not breathing.

A fence is located to the west of a drainage area next to the Vestal Rail Trail (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Police officers and EMS workers were sent to the scene, where the man was pronounced dead.

The rail trail around the area where the body was found was closed for a few hours as investigators looked for clues.

According to a police department news release, "nothing appears to be suspicious" at this time. The statement said "there is no known danger to the community."

Investigators are awaiting results of an autopsy and a toxicology report.

Police are asking anyone who was in the area and may have seen Seeley to contact the agency's detective division at (607) 754-2477.