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                It has been confirmed that the body found in Garden Creek on Thursday morning, Sept. 27 was that of a missing man.
                An autopsy was performed on the remains Friday morning, and pathologists positively identified them as Jason Smith Lewis, 38, of 1394 Hankins Road in Marion. Lewis was last seen by his mother on Friday, Aug. 10, when she dropped him off on Northfork River Road to go camping. He was reported missing on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 18.
                Authorities conducted multiple air, water and land searches in the days following, but no clues surfaced.
                Lewis had reportedly been staying in the Garden Creek area some before he disappeared.
                The autopsy did not pinpoint a cause of death, but no foul play is suspected.