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UW police, coroner try to ID manâ??s body found near Picnic Point

UW-Madison police and the Dane County Coronerâ??s Office are trying to identify a man whose decomposed body was found Friday by a university grounds crew working in a natural area adjacent to Picnic Point.

A preliminary investigation indicates that the man of unknown race, who was over 40, died of a self-inflicted injury, police said.