MARINETTE COUNTY -- The body recovered in a Dunbar, Wisconsin creek on Monday has been identified as that of 28-year old Eric Volp.  Officials released the information at a press conference today after the preliminary findings of yesterday's autopsy.

Eric Volp has been missing since last October and evidence indicates that he could have been in the water for that length of time.  The body was recovered in the KC Creek about 150 yards from the Highway 8 bridge in Dunbar.

Volp was last seen outside the North Stables Pub in Iron Mountain on October 11.  Police report that he made several brief calls on his cell phone, but no one can recall seeing him after that.  He had no means of transportation, and officials are uncertain how he got as far as Dunbar, which is 25 miles away.

"We made positive ID of the remains by virtue of a distinctive tattoo and dental records," said Marinette County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy, Jerome Sauve.

Though the case isn't being treated as a homicide, Volp's death has been determined to be unnatural.

"It's an unnatural death and we're not going to rule out any possibility, but we're going to investigate it and see what we come up with," said Iron Mountain Police Chief, Peter Flaminio.

Marinette County officials didn't give details over the condition of the body other than that it was badly decomposed and bones were fractured in places.

"There was significant trauma, as the doctor put it.  Beyond that, to be more specific, I think that wouldn't be prudent at this time," Sauve said.

Currently, the police have no suspects and no one has come forward with information concerning Volp's disappearance or death.

"We could never find a link where he had an enemy that we were made aware of," Flaminio said.

Because the body was discovered in Marinette County, the sheriff's department has jurisdiction in the case, however, they are accepting assistance from Iron Mountain.

"Should anything come up that leads us to where the crime was committed, it could very well be turned over completely to the Iron Mountain Police Department," said Marinette County Sheriff James Kanikula.

Investigators returned to the scene today to canvass the area around where the body was found.

Though cause of death won't be determined for four to six weeks, officials stated that it did not look like a drowning.  Tissue samples and other forensic evidence have been sent to the Wisconsin crime lab for further testing.