Police waiting for Hartnett autopsy


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Taryn Wattles | Assistant Photo Editor CMU Police recover a body from the Fabiano Botanical Garden Pond Sunday. Police identified Michael Anthony Hartnett as the deceased later that night.

The Central Michigan Police Department is still waiting for autopsy results on the body of Michael Hartnett, the 18-year-old Dearborn Heights man who was found in the Fabiano Botanical Garden pond on Oct. 5.

CMUPD Chief Bill Yeagley said Hartnett's body is being examined at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Officers inquired about the results but were told it may still be one to two weeks until results are released.

"(Waiting for results) is very difficult for the entire community, and especially so for the people closer to Michael," Yeagley said. "We have been keeping the family informed very step of the way. They are grieving deeply from their loss and our thoughts and prayers are with them in this difficult time."

Autopsy results would have to be sent to the Isabella County Prosecutor before being released to the public.

Hartnett came to Central Michigan University to visit friends from his hometown during the Homecoming Weekend. According to CMU police, Hartnett was last seen walking on Washington Street near St. Mary’s church at 2 a.m. Oct. 5.

He was found in the pond near Park Library and was removed by the Isabella County Dive Rescue Team that day, where he was pronounced dead.

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