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Body Found in Elsmere

ELSMERE, Del. (AP) - Delaware State Police are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a wooded area behind a store in Elsmere.

Troopers say a landscaper working behind BJ's Wholesale Club found the body about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police say the age or gender of the partially clothed body could not be immediately determined.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to identify the remains, and to determine the cause and manner of death.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.