Body found in Salt Lake City

Man has been dead for one to two months, police say
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 11/10/2008 09:23:52 PM MST




Posted: 9:20 PM- An angler found a man's body near what appears to be a transient camp Monday night in Salt Lake City. There were no obvious signs of trauma to the body, found about 6 p.m. near 2200 W. Indiana Ave. (850 South), about 100 yards from the road, police said. The man appears to be in his 50s and likely died one to two months ago, police said. The ground around the body is well-trodden, suggesting it has served as a transient camp, police said. An autopsy is underway, police said.