BAYARD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a man’s death after a Western Nebraska farmer found his body sealed inside a 55-gallon barrel.

The farmer spotted the barrel floating in a creek about four miles east of Bayard on Friday afternoon. He called the Morrill County Sheriff’s office after opening the barrel and seeing the body inside.

Sheriff Milo Cardenas says there were no signs of trauma on the body, and it appears the man had been dead for only a couple days. An autopsy will be done Monday.

Morrill County Attorney Travis Rodak says it’s clear foul play was involved in the death because the lid was screwed on the barrel.