Anoka Sheriff IDs man found dead by paper carrier

Authorities in Anoka County have identified the man whose dead body a newspaper carrier found lying in the street.

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office says he is 46-year-old Dale Robert Hanson of Coon Rapids. They say his cause of death won't be known until toxicology results are complete, but say foul play is not suspected.

A newspaper carrier found Hanson's body at about 6 a.m. last Friday, and called 911.

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