Police investigating body found near Mahanoy City

KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Police vehicles along Route 54 near Mahanoy City on March 26, 2021.

MAHANOY CITY – A heavy police presence was noted Friday evening on the Mahanoy City side of the Vulcan Hill, as local and state police investigated a body found.

Mahanoy Township Police and a State Police Forensic Services Unit were on scene at the intersection of Route 54 and East End Road just outside Mahanoy City between the borough and the village of Vulcan.

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KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL – A forensic services unit sits along East End Road at Route 54.

According to reports, a body was found in the woodlands near the intersection, though further details are few.

No roadways were closed Friday evening as a result of the investigation.

If further details are released to the Sentinel, we will pass them along.

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