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Police: Man Found Dead In Maplewood Park Died Of Exposure

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police have identified the man found dead in an east metro park earlier this week.

The Maplewood Police Department responded to a report of a body found in Battle Creek Park around 8:30 Tuesday morning.

A person walking on a trail found the man's body.

Friday, police identified the man as 35-year-old Willie C. Hill III of St. Paul. Hill's cause of death was exposure to the cold, according to the medical examiner.

Police said they are not seeking any suspects in Hill's death.

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