CHEROKEE, Iowa (KCAU) — A Cherokee area man who has been missing since mid-December was found dead by officials on Sunday.

According to a release from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to a field located about a mile east of Cherokee for a body that had been found.

The body was identified as Joseph Kosiba, of Cherokee, who was reported missing back in January. Officials said that he had not been seen since mid-December.

The body has been sent to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for an autopsy.

Officials said no foul play is suspected at this time but a full investigation is still underway.