(KNZA)--The investigation into what authorities believe was a homicide in Pottawatomie County is continuing, and the public’s help is being sought to assist with the probe.
In a release issued Friday by Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat, 19-year-old Jacob Bouck, of Wamego, was last seen in the area of Wamego on December 21.
His body was located Christmas Eve about a mile west of Wamego, on the Kansas River.
The 2017 graduate of Wamego High School was deemed by the medical examiner to have been the victim of homicide following a forensic autopsy.
According to Riat, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, the Kansas Bureau of Investigations and the Wamego Police Department continue to actively investigate the case. Those agencies are urging anyone with information to contact the Pottawatomie County Sheriff at 785-457-3353, www.ptsheriff.com, or 1-800-KS-CRIME.
Tips can be anonymous.
An unspecified cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible.
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