CENTRALIA — Centralia police, fire and EMS responded just before 11:30 Wednesday morning to a report of a man found dead on the porch of a home on South Locust.

The man was reportedly noticed laying on the porch with items on top of him. The caller said the man was “cold to the touch” and unresponsive.

Upon their arrival firefighters confirmed the man was deceased and asked for the Marion County Coroner and Illinois State Police to be dispatched.

We’ll bring you more information as it becomes available.