STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE UNTIMELY DEATH IN BURLINGTON

   On 08/29/11, at approximately 7:25 a.m., a resident was jogging on Davis Road in Burlington and oberserved a human body beside the roadway.   EMS and State Police responded to the scene.  EMS pronounced the male dead at the scene. The area surrounding the deceased was secured by the responding Troopers.

   State Police Western District Major Crime Squad Detectives responded to initiate an investigation into the death of this male subject.  Initial State Police investigation has determined that there was no visible trauma to the deceased.  Troopers documented the scene and gathered physical evidence from the scene. 

   Troopers investigating this death have made a tentative identification of the deceased but are withholding that information pending positive identification and the notification of next of kin.

   A post mortem examination will be conducted by the Office of the Chief State’s Medical Examiner to determine the exact manner and cause of death.  

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Lt. J. Paul Vance