Jan 17, 2017

Archived: Unidentified Body Removed From Flaming Car Near Clearwater Monday

One man is dead after his car was found engulfed in flames Monday, northwest of Clearwater.

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says a car crashed into a tree on Co. Rd. 75 near 221st St. The Clearwater Fire Department extinguished the flames and removed a body from the driver’s seat.

Deputies brought the man’s body to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy and identification.

The crash is still under investigation.

The Minnesota State Patrol, Wright County Sheriff’s Office, St. Cloud Fire and Gold Cross Ambulance also assisted at the scene.

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