Two deaths near Kansas River were likely drug overdoses, police say

Preliminary findings indicate that two men who were found dead in a tent Friday in east Lawrence died of drug overdoses, police said Monday.

Lawrence police identified the men as Bronson Lee Standlee, 18, of Oklahoma, and Cory M. O’Conner, 29, of Indiana. Their bodies were found in a wooded area just north of the Amtrak station.

At 3:05 p.m. Friday, officers were notified of the deaths at a well-known campsite for local homeless people east of the Riverfront Mall. No signs of foul play were found during Friday’s investigation, police said.

The autopsies are complete, police said, though investigators are waiting on toxicology results for additional information.