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SIOUX COUNTY AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY BODY FOUND NEAR SHELDON

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Authorities have identified a man whose body was found on a shore of the Floyd River near a college campus in northwest Iowa.

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says the Iowa State Medical Examiner has identified the victim as 27-year-old Cory Allen Wright, of Sheldon.

Officials say a fingerprint and tattoos on the body were used to confirm Wright’s identity.

Wright’s body was found the morning of March 26th near the southeast portion of Northwest Iowa Community College property in Sheldon.

Authorities said it appeared Wright’s body had been underwater.
Officials say the cause of death has not yet been determined.