Corpus Christi police are investigating after a dead man was found in a drainage ditch near Greenwood Road and Saratoga Boulevard on Thursday afternoon.

Officers were dispatched to the 7800 block of Greenwood Road after a passerby discovered the body. The body was lying in a drainage ditch and according to the Nueces County Medical Examiners Office the body was identified as a male. One family member says his name was Demian De La Mora and was a recent West Oso High School graduate.

Police have not mentioned whether foul play was involved and more information will be released at a later time.