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FRANKLIN- A New Iberia man’s body was found in St. Mary Parish, according to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. 

Sheriff Blaise Smith reported that a body found in a bar pit on Charenton Beach Road has been identified as Christopher Olivier Jr., 25, of New Iberia.

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call on Tuesday regarding Olivier, who was missing. Later in the evening, deputies located a man’s body, subsequently identified as Olivier, in the water in a bar pit near the area where Olivier’s vehicle had been found.

Foul play is not suspected. The incident remains under investigation and standard toxicology test results are pending.