A body was found in a pond in Ashtabula County, Ohio Friday evening, according to the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office. 

The discovery was made just after 6:30 p.m. in Lenox Township behind the property of 1671 Tompkins Road.

The pond is reportedly owned by U.S. National Bank. A neighbor said the property was foreclosed about two years ago. 

The identity of the body remains unknown, but the body is that of a young man who seems to have been dead for some time, according to Ashtabula County Deputy Coroner Tom Despenes. The sheriff's office said the body was transferred to the Cuyhaoga County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. 

Billy Clark lives a few homes down. He said it was surprising to learn a body was found on their street, because this is a relatively quiet area. He said people sometimes fish in that pond when it is frozen over.

"Well my one friend that use to live there told me he thinks maybe someone was walking on the ice and fell through, cause it was iced up here a while back, and it was kind of thick, but you can't trust the ice," said Billy Clark. 

The sheriff's office said the investigation is ongoing.

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