Douglas County sheriff’s deputies do not believe the death of a 26-year-old man on New Year’s Day is the result of foul play.

However, Nevada law requires all unattended deaths be investigated as homicides. Toxicology reports may not be available for two months.

David Marriner, an Incline Village High School graduate who was living in Southern California, was found at the bottom of a stairwell at the Horizon casino in Stateline.

Sheriff’s Capt. John Milby said Marriner’s injuries were consistent with having fallen down stairs. It is not known how long he was there before being discovered.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report