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Body discovered near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

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Authorities are investigating a body found near the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on Tuesday.

It was found by a federal aviation official off Navy Way Road in Dupont, Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes said. The office was informed about it just 3 p.m.

The road winds behind the airport, which straddles the borough and Pittston Twp.

An investigation is being conducted by the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office, the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police in Wilkes-Barre and the Dupont Police Department, he said.