Cause of Death Revealed for Noah Presgrove, Okla. Teen Found Dead on Highway

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A medical examiner’s summary report says 19-year-old Noah Presgrove died of “multiple blunt force injuries.”

But the death of the Oklahoma teen — who was found by a highway patrol trooper on the side of the highway, wearing only his shoes Labor Day 2023 — remains shrouded in mystery. (Oklahoma’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s refers to Noah Presgrove as Noah Alexander Nichols, although the summary report, obtained by PEOPLE and other outlets, corresponds to the same person.)

In the one-page summary report, Dr. Leonardo Roquero checked the box “unknown” for Noah’s manner of death.

Noah’s brother, Dailen Presgrove, told News Nation he believes foul play was involved.

“He was in the fetal position. And his body was covered up,” Dailen told the outlet, adding: “You can see blood seeping through the covering. … As I’m looking at it, it just seems weird. The placement of the body. The tooth, the shorts. It doesn’t look like a hit-and-run.”

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