Dead body found west of Cedar City

CEDAR CITY — Saturday afternoon, police found the body of a 51-year-old man located west of Cedar City near some old iron mines. The man appears to have died from an apparent suicide.

Iron County Sherriff’s deputies were advised of a call at about 4 p.m. Saturday and responded to the site where they found the body. No further details were given regarding the apparent suicide, or the specific location of the body.

Neither the name nor more specific details on the incident are being released at this time, according to a report from the Iron County Sherriff’s department.

The report also stated that due to the nature of this incident, the Sheriff’s department will not be posting press releases on their website or Facebook page.

This is a developing investigation.

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1 Comment

  • Cathi June 25, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    This is where my son was found nothing ever came of it!

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