Michael Gnirk

Michael Gnirk

Authorities say a body found in western Iowa is a Nebraska man. The body was discovered by a hunter in a wooded area of Harrison County, four miles southwest of Mondamin, on Saturday evening. Investigators could not immediately identify the man, who was missing his teeth.Fingerprints submitted to an FBI database have confirmed the body is that of 52-year-old Michael E. Gnirk of Hoskins, Nebraska.

Investigators are not saying how he may’ve died and are asking for the public’s help in retracing that last few days and weeks of Gnirk’s life.