Crime & Safety

Reports: Bala Cynwyd Body ID'd as Roxborough Man

The county coroner reportedly identified the dead man as 25-year-old Michael Peterman.

The dead man who was found Dec. 20 by the Connolly Container property in Bala Cynwyd has been publicly identified, according to reports Friday from Philly.com and Main Line Media News.

Montgomery County Coroner Walter I. Hofman reportedly identified the man as Michael Peterman, 25, of Freeland Avenue in Philadelphia's Roxborough section. The body had been discovered by bridge inspectors near Righters Ferry Road and the Schuylkill Expressway.

No cause of death has been reported.

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Peterman's Legacy.com obituary lists him as survived by his parents and a sister, and predeceased by another sister. The obituary also invites donations to Amnesty International in Peterman's memory.


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