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ROCHESTER, Minn. — A 25-year-old Rochester man was found dead Wednesday morning, Aug. 11, on railroad tracks in northwest Rochester.
Rochester Police say they received a call about 6:30 a.m. from a bicyclist who found the body in the area of Fifth Street and Third Avenue Northwest.
Rochester police Capt. Casey Moilanen said the person appeared to have been hit by a train, but it was too early to say what may have led up to that.
No further information has been released as of Wednesday afternoon.
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1/Railroad officials remain on the scene after a person was found dead on the railroad tracks near Third Avenue and Fifth Street Northwest in Rochester Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Joe Ahlquist / Post Bulletin
2/Railroad officials remain on the scene after a person was found dead on the railroad tracks near Third Avenue and Fifth Street Northwest in Rochester Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Joe Ahlquist / Post Bulletin
1/Railroad officials remain on the scene after a person was found dead on the railroad tracks near Third Avenue and Fifth Street Northwest in Rochester Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Joe Ahlquist / Post Bulletin
2/Railroad officials remain on the scene after a person was found dead on the railroad tracks near Third Avenue and Fifth Street Northwest in Rochester Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Joe Ahlquist / Post Bulletin
