ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Investigators are trying to identify a body found in a West Texas field by some people on horseback.

The Ector County Sheriff's Office says the body was discovered Sunday morning near Odessa.

Authorities had no information on how long the body apparently had been in the field or the gender of the individual.

An autopsy has been ordered.

 

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