At an Arby’s in New Iberia, Louisiana, the body of a woman employee was discovered inside a freezer on May 11.
According to a Facebook post shared by the New Iberia Police Department, the employee was a manager at a franchise location on East Admiral Doyle Drive. Her body was found inside of a walk-in freezer sometime around 6:20 p.m., and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Speaking NBC affiliate KADN-TV, New Iberia Police Capt. Leland Laseter confirmed that the incident occurred during regular business hours and did not appear to be a homicide but an accident.
“We’re going to re-examine all the evidence tomorrow, and they’re going to conduct an autopsy to give us the cause and manner of death, ” he went on to explain. “So there are a few more steps that we need to take before a (final) determination is made.”
The New Iberia Police Department has not responded to TODAY.com’s request for information regarding the incident.
In a statement to TODAY.com, Arby’s confirmed the owner of the franchise location was cooperating with the investigation.
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