Man Found Dead in Public Area

LUFKIN — Lufkin police are investigating a the death of a 44-year-old Hispanic man whose body was discovered Sunday morning at a picnic table behind the CVS store on Frank Avenue. Around 9 a.m. someone rode by the park area on Moore Street on a bicycle and noticed the man�s body. The person on the bicycle alerted their family, who then contacted police after checking on the man, Lufkin Police Cpl. Trent Sobolewski said. �We�re investigating, but it appears to be a natural death,� Sobolewski said. �When we got here he was sitting on the bench like he just fell backward against the table.�