A body of a young man was found floating in a pond at Kantio Putasahi village under the Tumusinga police limits in Dhenkanal district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Pankaj Parida.
Pankaj had gone out on Monday to graze his cattle but did not return home late in the evening.
His family members searched for him in the nearby areas but failed to find him.
His body was found floating in the village pond on Tuesday morning.
The exact reason behind the death was yet to be ascertained, but it was suspected that the youth might have drowned while taking bath in the pond.
Police reached the spot and began an investigation into the incident.