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Dead Body Found In Gary Woods, Police Suspect Foul Play

GARY, Ind. (CBS) -- Authorities suspect foul play after a dead body was found Friday morning in a wooded area in northwest Indiana.

A work crew was cutting trees at 9:24 a.m. in the 5000 block of West 20th Place in Gary, Indiana, when workers found the body in the woods, according to a statement from the Gary Police Department.

The person was dead at the scene, police said. While the remains have not yet been identified, foul play is suspected.

Anyone with information should call the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit at (219) 755-3855, or the crime tip line at (866) CRIME-GP.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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