Crime & Safety

Dead Man Found in Closed Easton Hotel

Authorities have not yet released the name of the man found dead Thursday morning in the closed Quality Inn.

A 59-year-old man was found dead Thursday morning in the closed Quality Inn in Easton, according to published reports.

The hotel has been closed since Dec. 17, following a fire there.

Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek told The Morning Call that the man had been one of the guests evacuated in the fire but he had apparently gone back to the hotel.

The man's name had not yet been released. 

Foul play is not suspected, according to a report on lehighvalleylive.com.

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