Two discovered dead south of Bluffton on Monday evening
Two deaths, discovered at about 9 p.m. south of Bluffton on Monday, June 19, are under investigation by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.
One woman and one man were found dead at a 23287 Township Road 56, Ada, residence, just north of U.S. Route 30 between Bluffton and Ada.
Marie R. Beach, 18, formerly of Lima, was identified as the woman. The man has not yet been identified.
Both bodies were taken to Lucas County for autopsies, according to the sheriff’s department, and the deaths are not currently under investigation.
Sheriff Captain Roger Trice said that the deaths were not a violent crime.
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