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UPDATED: Bodies found in cemetery (lightning strike possible)

By Howard B. Owens

Police are investigating the discovery yesterday afternoon of two bodies in the St. Joseph Batavia Cemetery in Batavia.

Sources say the bodies of a man and a woman were found in the cemetery and they had apparently died of a drug overdose.

The police are expected to release more details later today.

UPDATE 11:05 a.m.: While the investigation is ongoing, a lightning strike has not been ruled out as the cause of death. There was evidence at the scene to suggest that as a possibility. Investigators are waiting for more information from the medical examiner. 

UPDATE: Batavia has released information. New story here.

Howard B. Owens

The facts were there (outside of getting the name of the cemetery wrong). They just dribbled out from various sources. No speculation.

New story posted at the top of the home page (at the top at the moment).

Aug 11, 2016, 2:23pm Permalink

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