Palatine man found dead in retention pond
Posted August 16, 2021 1:00 am
Authorities are investigating the death of a 53-year-old Palatine man found in a retention pond near his apartment on the 500 block of North Quentin Road Sunday evening.
Palatine police said they were notified of the man's death at about 6:30 p.m. by a passerby who called 911.
The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as David James Leisky, a resident of the nearby apartment complex.
An autopsy was scheduled to take place Monday and a determination on the cause of death is pending further examination, officials said.
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