Body of Middletown man found in gravel pit

Warren County officials are investigating a body and car found at the bottom of a gravel pit in the 1600 block of Mason Morrow Millgrove Road in South Lebanon.

Justin McClelland/Staff Writer Warren County officials are investigating a body and car found at the bottom of a gravel pit in the 1600 block of Mason Morrow Millgrove Road in South Lebanon.

ENLARGE PHOTO

Beach Waterpark sued for failure to deliver
Updated 19 min. ago
Coroner called to Caesar Creek Lake where boater fell overboard
12:12 p.m.
U.S. Air Force museum unveils Wall of Honor
10:53 a.m.
AK reassigns five execs
8:56 a.m.
Food stamp fraud targeted
8:48 a.m.
> More headlines

By Justin McClelland, Staff Writer Updated 12:37 AM Tuesday, January 17, 2012

SOUTH LEBANON — A Middletown man was found dead in a gravel quarry Monday afternoon, the Warren County sheriff’s office said.

The body of Mark Gates, 31, was found beneath his vehicle around 1:30 p.m. by Oeder and Sons Sand and Gravel workers in the 1600 block of Mason Morrow Millgrove Road, officials said.

It appeared Gates’ vehicle went off the side of the gravel pit, but it was unclear how he died, the sheriff’s office said.

The body was released to the Warren County Coroner’s Office, which declined to comment.

Contact this reporter at (513) 696-4544 or jmcclelland@coxohio.com.

Share this article