OPP investigating sudden death in Puslinch

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By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Sep 11, 2023 06:54:04 AM.

Last Updated Sep 13, 2023 05:19:58 PM.

Wellington County OPP continue to investigate after a body was found in a vehicle in Puslinch.

According to police, the incident happened on Friday on Wellington Road 34 as a body was discovered in a blue sedan.

There’s no word if the death is considered suspicious.

For now, investigators have said they are looking to hear from anyone who knows anything about what happened.

They’d especially like to hear from anyone who has dashcam video from that area on Friday, Sep. 8.

The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Juan David Escobar Ortiz of Kitchener.

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