Toxicology Tests On Man's Body Found Near Ocean Grove Dune Could Take Months: Prosecutor's Office

Freehold - It could be two to three months before the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office knows what killed Ocean Grove residentRichard Morton.

Morton was reported missing on Aug. 26, spokesman Charles Webster said. His body was found in early September, on a sand dune in Ocean Grove.

An autopsy was performed, but authorities are waiting for the results of toxicological thes, he sad.

Neptune Police Capt. Michael McGee confirmed the discovery of a body in Ocean Grove on Wednesday afternoon, according to app.com.

"We got a call down there from what someone believed to be a body in the dunes, and we went down there and confirmed that," McGhee said.

Police earlier this week month asked for the public's help in locating Ocean Grove man resident Richard Morton, 61, who had been missing since late August.

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