Officials find body in wooded area near Interstate 80
Posted March 02, 2017 6:00 am
SEWARD, Neb. (AP) - Investigators say they have found a body near Interstate 80 in southeastern Nebraska after searching for a man reported missing by Illinois officials.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/2mjH1DJ ) that officials announced the find Thursday after searching the area in Seward County on Tuesday. The Seward County Sheriff's Office says a search by Nebraska State Patrol troopers and deputies turned up human remains in a wooded area near the interstate.
State Patrol investigators are investigating. The name of the man found dead has not been released.
An autopsy has been ordered to determine a cause of death.