NSP Investigating After Body Found in Furnas County

December 18, 2025 (North Platte, Neb.)  — The Nebraska State Patrol is conducting a death investigation after a deceased person was found in rural Furnas County.

The body was discovered Wednesday on a rural farm in northeast Furnas County, north of Oxford. A representative of the farm’s owners was inspecting the property in preparation for sale and found the body in an outbuilding in one of the fields. The Furnas County Sheriff’s Office has asked the Nebraska State Patrol to conduct the death investigation.

NSP crime scene investigators documented the scene and are working to positively identify the deceased person. It was apparent that the person had been deceased for some time. Investigators believe there is no threat to the public.

NSP was assisted on scene by the Furnas County Sheriff’s Office, Oxford Volunteer Fire Department, Nebraska Attorney General’s Office, and a forensic entomologist. The investigation remains ongoing. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.