Lexington’s Richmond Road back open after body found in pond. Coroner describes victim
The Fayette County Coroner’s Office is investigating a death on Richmond Road Tuesday morning that shut down parts of the busy Lexington thoroughfare.
At 6:45 a.m. the fire department responded to the 2300 block of Richmond Road for a report of an unresponsive subject. Major Jessica Bowman with the Lexington Fire Department said responding firefighters found an individual in a pond.
The coroner said the victim is a male who was wearing a gray Nike t-shirt and sweatpants and New Balance tennis shoes at the time of his discovery. He was pronounced deceased at 7:11 a.m.
No other details about the victim or the investigation were immediately available.
For the downtown morning commute, as of 8:10 a.m., all inbound traffic lanes of Richmond Road were closed but opened back up about 30 minutes later. Initially the right lane of inbound Richmond Road was blocked off. All traffic was diverted near the Home Depot for the road closure.
Lexington police confirmed a body was found on the non-reservoir side of Richmond Road and that the deceased had been there for “some time.”
This story was originally published July 26, 2022 at 8:45 AM.
