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Police find decomposed body near creek bed in Kansas City

Kansas City police were trying to determine what caused the death of a man whose decomposed body was found about 11 a.m. Saturday in a creek bed near 67th Street and Lewis Avenue.
Kansas City police were trying to determine what caused the death of a man whose decomposed body was found about 11 a.m. Saturday in a creek bed near 67th Street and Lewis Avenue.

Kansas City police were trying to determine what caused the death of a man whose decomposed body was found Saturday morning.

Officers discovered the body about 11 a.m. in a creek bed near 67th Street and Lewis Avenue.

An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday, police said.

Toriano Porter: 816-234-4779, @torianoporter

This story was originally published January 22, 2017 at 12:10 AM with the headline "Police find decomposed body near creek bed in Kansas City."

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