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CANTON, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police continue to investigate the discovery of a body in a wooded area off I-95 south in Canton Wednesday afternoon.
The Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office told Boston 25 News the human remains were found by a person who stopped to help another driver in destress near the Neponset Street exit.
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State police shut down the area for hours to investigate, and at one point they shut down the highway so crews could take photographs.
An autopsy will be performed on the body on Thursday.
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