ST. GEORGE — Police are investigating an unattended death that was found in an industrial area of St. George Monday.
A man in his 30s was found dead in a car off a small gravel driveway on the corner of E 3950 S and S 1630 E at about 8:45 a.m. It’s unclear at this time how long the body was there before it was found, but shortly after it was found, police arrived at the scene, St. George Police officer Tiffany Atkin said.
“It was a very short time before we were alerted to it,” Atkin said.
The cause of the man’s death is still under investigation. When asked if police are looking into foul play as a cause for the man’s death, Atkin said, “not necessarily.”
“We really don’t know, so we’re looking at all aspects into what could have happened,” she added.
When St. George News arrived at the scene shortly after the body was removed, the car’s hazard lights were blinking and its windshield wipers were rapidly moving from side to side.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement and may not contain the full scope of findings.
This is a developing story.
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Car where the body of a man in his 30s was found in an industrial area of St. George, Utah, Sept. 17, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
Investigators examine a car where the body of a man in his 30s was found in an industrial area of St. George, Utah, Sept. 17, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
An investigator examines a car where the body of a man in his 30s was found in an industrial area of St. George, Utah, Sept. 17, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
Investigators examine a car where the body of a man in his 30s was found in an industrial area of St. George, Utah, Sept. 17, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
Police tape is tied to a St. George Police car around the scene of an unattended death in an industrial area of St. George, Utah, Sept. 17, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
Investigators examine a car where the body of a man in his 30s was found in an industrial area of St. George, Utah, Sept. 17, 2018 | Photo by Spencer Ricks, St. George News
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Spencer Ricks is a Seattle native who graduated from Dixie State University in 2017. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Dixie Sun News – DSU's student newspaper. He has also written for KSL.com and Seattle Met Magazine, covering everything from local politics to flash floods.
I hope the family was notified before the picture of the car was released.
My thoughts exactly. They didn’t even blur out the license plate for privacy.
I’m sure they will give the deceased a ticket for illegal parking