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Body found in canal in Central Bakersfield

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The Bakersfield Police Department is looking into why a dead body was found in a canal in Central Bakersfield.

BPD was responding the call on 19th Street near Mill Creek Park around 11:15 Tuesday night.

That's when the discovered the body. The cause of death is currently under investigation.

The man's identity will be released at a later date. 

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