Body found in river identified
12/28/2018

(KNZA)--The identity of the man whose body was found a mile west of Wamego, on the Kansas River, has been made public.

Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat, in a news release, said the victim is 19-year-old Jacob Bouck, of Wamego.

According to Riat, Sheriff’s Office Detectives suspect foul play in Bouk’s death.

He was last seen in the Wamego area in the early morning hours of Friday, December 21.

Bouck’s body was recovered Christmas Eve.

The Sheriff’s Office is being assisted in the investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Anyone with information related to Bouck’s death is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 785-457-3353 or the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME.


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