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Man's body found in burning car near Owatonna

The body was found in a car burning in a farm field.

By Tim Harlow

October 27, 2016 at 9:47PM

An investigation is underway in Steele County after a man's body was found inside a burning vehicle near Owatonna in southern Minnesota.

The male victim was found around 6:30 p.m. Sunday after firefighters extinguished a fire burning a car in a farm field on the 2000 block of 52nd Avenue NW., west of Owatonna, said Steele County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Scott Hansen in a news release.

Neither the name of the victim nor the cause of death has been released.

The vehicle was a total loss, the Sheriff's Office said.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.