INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY AFTER DEAD BODY FOUND IN LAUREL COUNTY

A death investigation is underway in Laurel County, Kentucky. The Laurel County Sheriff's Department reports that deputies found the body of 38-year-old Brandon North near Kentucky 552 and the railroad tracks intersection at 12:17 p.m. Saturday. North's body was taken to Frankfort for an autopsy, but investigators believe his death was caused by a train hitting him. 

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