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Man’s body found at Sunland Park landfill by employee

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico -- Authorities were investigating the discovery of a man's body Tuesday at a Sunland Park landfill.

Officials indicated the body was found by a landfill employee shortly after 9 a.m. at the Camino Real Environmental Center, which is located at 1000 Camino Real Boulevard.

The victim was in his 30s or 40s, police told ABC-7, and investigators believe he had died a day or two ago.

A cause of death had not been determined, but police indicated there were no visible signs of injury.

The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator was looking into the death.

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