Authorities ID man found in Freehold Township pond

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Monmouth County Medical Examiner's Office will have to wait for toxicology results to determine what killed an Ocean Township man found dead in a retention pond off Kozloski Road Saturday night, authorities said.

The lifeless body of Ramiro Torrez, 21, was found in the pond near the Poet's Corner Townhouses by a passerby, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw said.

There were no signs of trauma to the body, Warshaw said.

"The death does not appear to be a natural one," he said. "The investigation into the cause and manner of death is continuing. The medical examiner wants to review toxicology results before making a determination."