Crime & Safety

Body Discovered at Downers Grove Park Identified

A body found in the park's restroom early on Wednesday.

The body of a man found in a restroom at on Wednesday has been identified as 24-year-old Downers Grove resident Seamus Deegan of the 4700 block of Oakwood.

Deegan's body was found by a park district employee around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to Downers Grove Police Department rep Harry Andler.

The cause of death has yet to be determined, but drug paraphernalia was found in the immediate vicinity of Deegan, according to Andler. Foul play is not suspected.

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It is unknown when Deegan arrived at Doerhoefer Park or how long he was there, but several baseball games being played at the park on Tuesday evening wrapped up by 10 p.m. and nothing was reported during that time.

 

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