Dead Body Found At Recycling Center In Wilmington

Delaware State Police are investigating the death of 67-year-old Nathaniel Prenters of Magnolia, Delaware, and are asking for the public’s help.

Officials said on August 14, 2024, at approximately 4:18 p.m., Mr. Prenters was found dead at the Recycling Management Center located at 100 Amer Rd in Wilmington. Troopers responded to the recycling center after employees found him in a processing area. Prenters was not an employee of the recycling center noted officials. The cause of death remains unknown, and autopsy results are pending.

Mr. Prenters was last seen at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, August 11, at a residence on Juanita Drive in Magnolia, Delaware. His activities and whereabouts between that time and the discovery of his body are currently unknown.

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