Tyler Hardy shared his experience for the first time about finding 19-year-old Noah Presgrove’s body on a highway in the early hours of Sept. 4, 2023.
The man who discovered Noah’s body on the side of an Oklahoma highway last year is finally speaking out.
Tyler Hardy, a field supervisor for Gulfmark Energy, told the Daily Mail, “I was the one who found the body, so I can say 100% that nobody messed with Noah. I was the first person there.”
“I know who and what I saw,” Hardy added.
While driving on Sept. 4, 2023, Hardy saw a teenager lying in the fetal position on the side of Oklahoma Highway 81 with blood pooled by his head. He was completely naked, except for mismatched shoes.
Hardy said he and another truck driver who arrived at the scene shortly after both called 911, starting a lengthy investigation.
Hardy also mentioned that Noah’s friend Jack Newton arrived at the scene not long after, noting, “Jack was the only person who walked up to Noah, and he told me who it was, until the Terral fire and Jefferson County Sheriffs showed up.”
Many questions still surround Noah’s death, with “multiple blunt force injuries” covering his body. The cause of these injuries remains officially “undetermined,” according to an autopsy report obtained on May 13.
The nine-page report contained new details about the night before Noah was found on the Jefferson County highway but did not reveal how he ended up there.
“We’re still at square one,” said Noah’s brother, Dailen Presgrove. “The report answers some questions but also raises many more. … I’m at a loss for words.”
Noah’s full autopsy showed that he endured extensive injuries, such as a split skull, swollen and lacerated brain, and broken ribs, and died of “multiple blunt force injuries” to the head, neck, torso, and other extremities.
The report included a narrative describing the circumstances of Noah’s death. According to the report, on Sept. 3, 2023, Noah was drinking at a house party and “then he rode an ATV ranger vehicle with several men that had a rollover incident.”
Noah “was alive following the incident,” and upon returning to the party, “he got into an argument” before leaving. The report named Noah’s girlfriend as the person he argued with, but Noah’s brother claimed she was not at the party and that Noah was arguing with someone else.
Sarah Stewart of Oklahoma’s Department of Public Safety confirmed that the investigation into Noah’s death remains open, noting that authorities are not investigating the case as a murder. State police have since declined to comment further on the case.
Noah’s family is still waiting for answers and is raising money through GoFundMe to hire a private investigator who can bring fresh eyes to the case and solve the mystery.
