Police investigating suspicious death after body found in park in Foley, Minn.

September 13, 2016 at 7:59PM

Police in Foley, Minn., are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead Monday near Lion's Park.

Officers were dispatched to the area after a passerby reported what appeared to be a body around 6 p.m. Investigators determined that the unidentified man had been dead several days, authorities said.

The Midwest Medical examiner will release the man's name after determining his cause of death. Police do not believe there's any danger to the public.

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Liz Sawyer

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Liz Sawyer  covers Minneapolis crime and policing at the Star Tribune. Since joining the newspaper in 2014, she has reported extensively on Minnesota law enforcement, state prisons and the youth justice system. 

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