PLANADA, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Merced County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death in Planada.
The victim was found just before 9 a.m. Thursday near Childs Avenue and Ivett Road.
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Deputies say they received a call from farmworkers in the area about a man's body in the middle of a dirt road.
When deputies arrived they determined the man's death to be suspicious and called detectives to the scene.
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The Sheriff's Office says the investigation is in the early stages and will release more information as it becomes available.
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