SENECA COUNTY, Ohio — A 49-year-old man died while in custody at the Seneca County jail Thursday morning, the sheriff's office announced.
According to the sheriff's office, corrections officers found the man from Tiffin unresponsive in a cell at approximately 6 a.m. Correctional staff and medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead.
Investigators with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded and started an investigation. The sheriff's office said "preliminary information shows no evidence of foul play or suspicious circumstances."
The man was transported to the Lucas County Coroner's Office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
The sheriff's office said the name of the man will be provided at a later date.
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