Police identify Kansas man found dead in a pond

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KANSAS CITY - Wichita police have identified the man whose body was found in a private pond in the northeast part of Wichita Saturday afternoon as 37-year-old William Alberts.

The body did not show any obvious signs of trauma.

A person who was fishing found the body in a pond near the 1800 block of N. Garnett, south of 21st Street North & 127th East; the pond is on property owned by Wichita Trinity Academy.

It appeared the body had been in the water for a while.

The pond is near the Redbud Trail, a popular biking and walking trail.

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