UPDATE: The Sangamon County Coroner said he was able to make contact with a family member.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Sangamon County Coroner's Office is asking for help finding a man's next of kin after he was found dead in Springfield last week.
The coroner's office said 66-year-old Michael Satterfield of Springfield was found dead on June 18 near a construction site in the 1000 block of North Grand Avenue East. He was pronounced dead at 8:15 a.m.
According to the coroner's office, preliminary findings suggest Satterfield died from a cervical spine fracture consistent with a fall. The death remains under investigation by the coroner and the Springfield Police Department.
The coroner has been unable to locate Satterfield's next of kin and is asking the community for help.
Investigators said they have checked several previous addresses in the Chicago and Springfield areas, called numerous phone numbers associated with possible emergency contacts, and searched available law enforcement databases, but have not been able to identify or contact a relative.
Anyone with information regarding Satterfield's next of kin is asked to call the Sangamon County Coroner's Office at 217-753-6610.
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