Crime & Safety
FedEx Worker's Frozen Body Found Outside East Moline Hub
According to report, man's body was found by another FedEx employee.
EAST MOLINE, IL — A FedEx worker was found frozen to death outside a FedEx Freight location in East Moline Tuesday morning, authorities said, according to WQAD. The news report said the 69-year-old man's body was found frozen between two semi tractors by another FedEx employee at around 9:30 a.m.
While the bitterly cold temperatures played a part in the man's death, WQAD said police aren't sure how long he'd been there before he was found at the delivery hub, which is located off Morton Drive near the Quad City Downs.
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Although there aren't any significant signs of foul play, investigators are looking into footage from the facility's security cameras, and an autopsy is scheduled for Feb. 4, police said.
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