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No foul play in death of man found in central El Paso drainage area

UPDATE, July 8: El Paso police said Thursday that a body found in a drainage reservoir under the Cotton overpass wasn't a case of foul play. However, they didn't indicate how the man died.

Investigators also said they were still working to confirm the man's identity.

No additional information was provided.

ORIGINAL REPORT, July 6: EL PASO, Texas -- A body was discovered Tuesday in a drainage reservoir under an Interstate 10 overpass in central El Paso, and police were treating the area as a crime scene.

Authorities reported finding the body around 11:15 a.m. at the Cotton Street bridge at I-10.

El Paso police Crimes Against Persons detectives and the Crime Scenes Unit were summoned to the scene.

No further details were immediately available from authorities.

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