Elsmere mystery: Police seek help identifying man wrapped in towel

Elsmere police are seeking the identity of this man. (Photo: Elsmere police)
Elsmere police are seeking the identity of this man. (Photo: Elsmere police)

ELSMERE, DELAWARE (11/24/2015)  Elsmere police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a naked man found wrapped in a towel at the Wilsmere Train Yard.

The man, found Friday, is about 5-feet-6 and weighs 160 pounds.

“So far all attempts to identify the subject have been negative,” Lt. Gregg Shelton said.

The man may have been on a train that departed from Baltimore and made a stop in Elk Mills, Maryland, before arriving in Elsmere.

“The subject will not answer questions and is currently being held in the hospital where he is being treated,” Shelton said.

The man is about 30 years old, is 5-feet-6 and weighs 165 pounds.

Shelton said there is reason to believe he may have been recently treated at an area hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to call Elsmere police at 302-998-1173 or the police non-emergency number 302-573-2800.