Unidentified Man Found Dead in Ravine Near Westpoint Boulevard in White Settlement

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas - Police are investigating after an unidentified man was found dead in a ravine near Westpoint Boulevard in White Settlement on Wednesday evening.

White Settlement police were dispatched at approximately 6:13 p.m. Sept. 30 after receiving a report that a resident may have discovered a deceased person in an area north of the 9000 block of Westpoint Boulevard.

Responding officers located the person in a ravine within a utility easement. Police said the deceased appears to be an adult male, but his identity has not been determined.

Officers secured the area as a crime scene and requested assistance from the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Unit to process the location.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office responded and took custody of the body. A cause and manner of death have not been determined, according to police.

Authorities have not said how long the man may have been at the location or whether investigators have found evidence indicating how he died.

White Settlement Police Department detectives are investigating and said the case remains in its early stages.

Anyone with information that could help identify the man is asked to contact White Settlement police at 817-246-7070.