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Morgantown Police investigating body found near trail

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police Department is investigating the death of a man found near the rail-trail Wednesday morning.

According to the department, officers received a call reporting an unresponsive male on the Deckers’s Creek portion of the trail, near Elk Street. Upon arriving, the found the man in a wooded area. EMS pronounced the man dead on scene.

While police said there is no indication of foul play, the incident is still under investigation.

The man’s identity is being withheld, pending notification of next of kin.