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UPDATE: Landlord discovers tenant’s body in truck in Original Town

Written by: June 04 2010
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UPDATE – 1:42 p.m. Friday

VERO BEACH — Authorities have responded to an alley in Original Town where a male’s body was reported in the cab of a Ford F-150 truck Friday around 1 p.m.

Multiple units were on scene, including a Crime Scene Unit.

Vero Beach Police Spokesman Officer John Morrison said the landlord discovered his tenant’s body in the cab of the truck. From appearances, authorities believe the body had been in the truck for a couple days.

  Preliminary examination suggests the tenant died of natural causes, but authorities won’t know until an autopsy is performed.

 

The tenant has not been identified, pending notification of next of kin.

This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

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