VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - The death of a Brandon man found hanging from a tree in Vicksburg has been ruled a suicide.

This according to the Vicksburg Police Department.

On September 15, Cory Zukatis, 35, was found hanging from a tree in a wooded area near Washington Street in Vicksburg.

On Thursday, medical examiners ruled the cause of death as a suicide.

Authorities confirmed the incident was not related to the hanging death of a student at Delta State University , which happened the same day.

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