BERWICK, Maine - The body of a 26-year-old Rochester man was found on Friday in a ditch on the side of a road in Berwick.
Berwick Police got involved around 11:45 a.m. after receiving a report of an unconscious man in the area of 164 Rochester St. in Berwick.
Kyle Lang, 26. of Rochester, N.H., was found dead face down in a ditch, according to a Friday release from Berwick police, who are now investigating whether a motor vehicle accident played a part in his death.
Lang was last seen Thursday night around 10 p.m. before leaving the area of Jordan Street in Berwick and thought to be walking back to Rochester. Family members searched through the night before contacting Berwick Police early Friday morning.
Police later obtained information about a motor vehicle possibly involved in the incident. That vehicle was located in Rochester and has been impounded by New Hampshire State Police.
An investigation was conducted jointly by Berwick Police and the Maine CID unit which included a drone flyover to map the scene.
An autopsy on Lang will be conducted today in Augusta.
The incident remains under investigation by Det. Reil of the Berwick Police Department. Anyone with info on this case is urged to call Reil at 207.698.1136 or email b.reil@berwickpd.org