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The body of a man was found Thursday near Saltair and police are calling the situation suspicious.

A couple hiking about a mile east of Saltair found the body about 5 p.m. in the area of 9800 West and the Interstate 80 frontage road, Unified Police Department Lt. Lex Bell said.

The body was about 100 yards north of the frontage road down a dirt path, Bell said, and there was no vehicle or weapon around. The death is under investigation.