(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are conducting an investigation into the deaths of two men whose bodies were discovered Friday afternoon in eastern Cass County.

According to Cass County Sheriff John Westering, authorities were notified about the incident at around 1:15 p.m.  When Deputies arrived on the scene, they found one man deceased outside of a residence and another dead inside of an outbuilding.

The Sheriff Westering said that while the cause of death’s was not immediately known and under investigation, there was no reason for concern. Additional information concerning the location of the incident and names of the deceased individuals was not immediately released.