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Decomposed body found near Pa. Turnpike

A body was found Thursday morning in a wooded area near a construction site off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Towamencin, Montgomery County. The body, believed to be a man, was decomposed and surrounded by weeds, suggesting it had been there for several months or more, police said.

A body was found Thursday morning in a wooded area near a construction site off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Towamencin, Montgomery County. The body, believed to be a man, was decomposed and surrounded by weeds, suggesting it had been there for several months or more, police said. A handgun was found nearby. Sgt. David Milligan of the state police said a worker on the turnpike extension project came across the remains.

- Jessica Parks