Body Found East of St. Cloud [VIDEO, PHOTOS, MAP]
BENTON COUNTY -- Benton County officials are investigating the discovery of a dead body just east of St. Cloud.
A Sheriff's Department News Release says at 2:25 yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, the Benton County Sheriff's Department received a report of a body found along County Road 75. The release says officers found the body and cordoned off the area for investigation.
They're investigating in a grassy area behind Luther Honda off Highway 23. They closed St. Germain Street between Mayhew Lake Road and the County Ditch Number 3 bridge.
Officials brought in a backhoe to do some digging.
Look for updates to this story later this (Wednesday) morning.
Body found east of St. Cloud
Alex Svejkovski, WJON News
Body found east of St. Cloud - MAP
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