LANSING — A body was found in a manhole just off south Cedar Street in Lansing Tuesday morning, police said.
A public service employee was doing a routine check on the sewer system at about 10 a.m. and discovered what police believe to be a body, said Lansing Police Department Public Information Director Robert Merritt.
The body was found at the intersection of Herbert and Wilson streets less than half-a-mile south of the Grand River, Merritt said.
Police were working to extract the body at about noon Tuesday.
The body is in a state of advanced decomposition, Merritt said, and will be sent to the medical examiner as soon as it's extracted.
Contact Kara Berg at 517-377-1113 or kberg@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @karaberg95.
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