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Man's Body Pulled from Lake Cumberland

Update 3:09 p.m.

The identity of a south-central Kentucky man whose body was found in Lake Cumberland has been released.

The Pulaski County coroner's office told the  Herald-Leader the man was 32-year-old Justin D. Shelton of Burnside. An autopsy was performed Monday, but officials were awaiting results before releasing a cause of death.

The body was found in the water Sunday morning. David Muse of the coroner's office said initial indications suggest that Shelton's death was accidental.

The case remains under investigation by the Pulaski County sheriff and the Kentucky Water Patrol.

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Officials in southern Kentucky say they have pulled a man's body from Lake Cumberland.

The Pulaski County coroner told WKYT-TV that a fisherman found the body Sunday afternoon and called authorities. The coroner says the death appears accidental, but it is early in the investigation.

Officials say an autopsy will be done in Frankfort in an effort to identify the body and determine the cause of death.