Berrien County authorities are investigating after an NBC Sports employee was found dead behind his hotel.

On Sunday morning, the body of 43-year-old Neiko Dominic Bernardo was found in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn in Benton Township.

Bernardo, an Oregon resident, was in Benton Harbor to work on the Senior PGA Tournament.

The cause of his death is unknown, but an autopsy is scheduled.  Authorities say that they did find controlled substances inside Bernardo’s hotel room.

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