According to a  statement from the sheriff’s office.

Iron County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the discovery of a body in a field north of Kanarraville.

Deputies were dispatched to area just after 1 p.m. Saturday.

The unidentified victim appears to be a man in his early 20s.

Cold weather is believed to be a contributing factor in his death, the sheriff’s office stated.

The body was sent to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office to determine a cause of death and confirm the man’s identity.

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