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Police Investigating Body Found in Middle River

Police discovered the body Tuesday night.

Police continue to investigate the death of a person whose body was discovered Tuesday night in a wooded area in Middle River.

The body was found near the 1100 block of Bengies Road around 7:30 p.m., according to Det. Cathy Batton, a Baltimore County Police Department spokeswoman.

Additional details, including the person's gender, were not released.

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The body was taken to the state medical examiner's office for autopsy, Batton said.


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