CENTRALIA – UPDATE: Missing Persons Network has confirmed that 39-year-old Lucas LeMay, of Mt. Vernon was found deceased Monday in the same area of Centralia where he had last been seen in April.

Centralia police are reportedly investigating a body found late Monday morning on the west side of Centralia.

Police taped off an area where a body was reportedly found late Monday morning on Centralia’s west side.

It’s believed the body is of a 39-year-old man missing from the Centralia area since April 21st. The family had reported the man missing last month and they had organized a ground search for him Monday.

Volunteers were asked to meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the Fairview Plaza parking lot in Centralia to assist in the search.

Police were contacted around 11 a.m. of the discovery and they set up a perimeter around the area where the body was found. Command vehicles were sent to the area to aid in the investigation during impending storms.