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Person found in dumpster died of natural causes, police say

Police investigate a garbage dumpster in the 2000 block of west Harry where people digging through the dumpster discovered a body on Sunday.
Police investigate a garbage dumpster in the 2000 block of west Harry where people digging through the dumpster discovered a body on Sunday. The Wichita Eagle

A person whose body was found in a dumpster on Christmas Day died of natural causes, according to an autopsy examination, Wichita police said Wednesday.

Police believe the person died in the dumpster, that the body wasn’t moved there, Lt. Todd Ojile said.

Earlier, police said someone was going through the dumpster at about 4 p.m. on Sunday when they found the body, outside a business in the 2100 block of West Harry.

This story was originally published December 28, 2016 at 10:32 AM with the headline "Person found in dumpster died of natural causes, police say."

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