Body found near Leavenworth identified as Utah man


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WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — A body found by hunters 15 miles north of Leavenworth has been identified as a Utah man, 26-year-old Yannick Chancey Periou of St. George.

The Chelan County sheriff's office said Tuesday there is still no indication of the cause of death.

The body was badly decomposed when it was found Aug. 31 just off a Forest Service road by two men who were scouting hunting sites.

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