Coroner IDs man found dead inside Planet Fitness tanning bed on Indy's southside

Coroner IDs man found dead inside Planet Fitness tanning bed on Indy’s southside

Posted by Admin November 12, 2024 Fitness

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was found inside a Planet Fitness on Monday on the city’s southside.

The man was identified as Derek Sink, 39, by the Marion County Coroner’s office. The coroner’s office had not determined the cause or manner of death as of Tuesday.

Police received a report at about 8:26 a.m. Monday that a body had been found inside of a tanning bed in the Planet Fitness at 8707 Hardegen St.

When police arrived they located Sink, who was reported missing on Sunday by his family, according to police records. His family had last heard from Sink on Friday.

Members of Sink’s family confirmed Sink had gone into the tanning bed on Friday and was found dead on Monday, according to WTHR13.

The south Indianapolis Planet Fitness hours indicate that the gym closed at 9 p.m. Friday and was open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. On Monday the gym opened at 5 a.m. and Sink was found shortly before 9 a.m.

As of now, police are investigating the case as a death investigation and not a homicide.

IndyStar reached out the Planet Fitness for a comment, the company had not provided a comment at the time of publication.

Contact IndyStar reporter Noe Padilla at npadilla@indystar.com or follow him on X @1NoePadilla.