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Man found dead in overturned vehicle is missing Osakis man

Alan Michael Thomas, 47, left his home in Osakis that day and traveled to Blaine with a plan to return later the same day.

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A man found dead in an overturned vehicle Monday afternoon had been there for “a long period of time”, the Minnesota State Patrol says. The vehicle was upside-down in a ravine.

The vehicle had been spotted by someone with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. We will inform everyone once we have more information. Officials believe he had been in the auto for a long time before being found.

The auto and the driver “have been there for a long period of time”, the statement continued. The body was taken to Midwest Medical for positive identification.

This investigation is still ongoing.

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The Todd County Sheriff’s Office is assisting with the investigation. His family and friends had not seen or heard from him since.

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