This man was found dead near Prosser. Do you recognize him?

Last week deputies found him dead next to the highway near Prosser.

Now, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office is releasing a drawing of the balding man to the public, in hopes that someone knows who we was.

His body was discovered next to Interstate 82 on Jan. 17.

A passing driver noticed him lying near a barbed-wire fence near Sales Yard Road, the sheriff’s office said. He’d been dead for four or five days.

The man appears to have died from natural causes, but after days of investigation deputies haven’t learned who he is.

Investigators contacted a Washington State Patrol sketch artist to draw a picture of the man.

If you recognize the man, call the sheriff’s office at 509-735-6555 or contact non-emergency dispatchers at 509-628- 0333.

This story was originally published January 26, 2018 at 12:55 PM with the headline "This man was found dead near Prosser. Do you recognize him?."