ADAIR COUNTY, Iowa — Authorities are still investigating after an adult man's body was found alongside a rural Adair County road Thursday afternoon, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
DPS said Friday the body was found near the intersection of 320th and York Streets. An autopsy was conducted Friday by the State Medical Examiner's Office, but the cause and manner of the man's death are still unknown.
The identity of the man is "pending further investigation" by the Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalistics Laboratory and notification of family members.
DCI agents along with Adair County Sheriff's deputies are continuing to investigate the suspicious death. Those with any information about the man's identity or circumstances surrounding his death are asked to call Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater at 712-743-2148.
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