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Backhoe operator finds body while clearing highway vegetation

Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.R. — A backhoe operator who was sent to clear highway shoulder vegetation ended up calling police. A few minutes into clearing, he found a dumped body on the side of the highway.

Backhoe operator finds body while clearing highway vegetation

The finding was made Wednesday morning when the operator ran over something. When he got out to look, he saw it was a body. Police were at the scene along the Muna-Felipe Carrillo Puerto highway in response to the discovery.

The body was located approximately eight kilometers from the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto and is reported to be of an adult male. Additional details are unknown.