Dead person found near railroad tracks west of Postville, Iowa

NEAR POSTVILLE, Iowa (KTTC) – The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office is investigating after receiving a report of a dead man found near the railroad tracks west of Postville, Iowa.

The report was received on Tuesday around 1 p.m.

According to the sheriff's office, when officers arrived, the person was seen in a small wooded area along the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPKC) tracks west of Empire Drive and Highway 18. It was also said that the person had been dead for some time.

There is no danger to the public and no wrongdoing is suspected.

The individual was transported to the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny, Iowa, for an autopsy and identification.

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