Smithfield Foods employee found dead

An employee at Smithfield Foods was found dead at the company's facility in Tar Heel on Saturday.

The company released a statement on the death.

We were saddened to learn that an employee was found unresponsive at our Tar Heel, North Carolina, facility on Saturday and was pronounced deceased. Our thoughts and prayers are with our co-worker’s family. We have notified OSHA and are fully cooperating with an investigation.

The person's name was not released. There is no information on what caused the death.