PROSSER, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say an unidentified man had been dead four or five days before a passing driver noticed his body along Interstate 82.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that police are still trying to determine the man’s identity and find his family. His body was found Wednesday near a barbed-wire fence about a mile east of Prosser.
Benton County Coroner John Hansens says he had no obvious wounds.
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Officials say the man was 55 to 70 years old, balding with a long beard. He was wearing jeans, a dark-green jacket and black beanie cap.
Hansens says he was likely a resident. He wore a coat but no shirt. He didn’t have a wallet or keys.
Deputies are asking nearby residents if anyone knew him.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday to determine how he died.
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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakimaherald.com
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