Authorities investigate body found near St. Cloud

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body just east of St. Cloud.

The Benton County sheriff’s office got a report of a body found along County Road 75 around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Officers found the body and cordoned off the area.

WJON-AM (https://bit.ly/1nZ2tJn ) reports officials brought in a backhoe to help with digging.

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Information from: WJON-AM, https://www.wjon.com