Body found near Sunland Park landfill identified as Mexican man

Dave Burge
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Body found near Sunland Park landfill identified as Mexican man

UPDATE: Sunland Park Police Department’s Chief Eric Lopez says the body found near the landfill on Monday, April 8 was a 32-year-old man from Mexico. No foul play is suspected.

“His body is in the possession of OMI who will determine cause of death,” Lopez said.

ORIGINAL: EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A body was found in Sunland Park, New Mexico, near the landfill on Monday evening, April 8, according to Sunland Park Fire’s X account.

The Sunland Park Fire assisted the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator with recovering the body along the 1000 block of Camino Real Avenue. The body was initially found by Border Patrol around 4:30 p.m. while Sunland Park Fire was called out to the scene around 6:15 p.m.

The incident remains under investigation by law enforcement.

Photos courtesy of Sunland Park Fire’s X account
Photos courtesy of Sunland Park Fire’s X account

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