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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A man was found dead near a construction site in Springfield Thursday. 

The Sangamon County Coroner confirmed the death of a 66-year-old Springfield man, who was found near a construction site in the 1000 block of North Grand Avenue East. 

The man was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:15 a.m.

An autopsy is scheduled to take place Thursday.

The man's name has not been released yet. The death remains under investigation by the Sangamon County Coroner and the Springfield Police Department.

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