NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An employee discovered a body behind a hotel in Newport News on Sunday.
Police got the call around 12:10 p.m. in the 6100 block of Jefferson Avenue.
The hotel employee found the body and called police.
Officers found the body in a ditch. It appeared to have been there for an extended period of time, police said.
The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
Police do not have an ID for the person.
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