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February 19, 2016

Police: Man's body found in Northeast Philadelphia woods

Victim described as a black man in his mid-sixties

Philadelphia police are investigating after a man's body was found Friday afternoon in the woods of the Holmesburg section of Northeast Philadelphia.

According to authorities, the unidentified victim was discovered by a man riding his bike around 2:10 p.m. in the woods off the Pennypack trail around State Road, CBS 3 reports. 

Police described the victim as a 64-year-old black man. 

An investigation into the circumstances of the man's death remains ongoing.

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