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<\/a>Location where body was found by BNSF conductor on March 23, 2012. PHOTO: WDAZ-TV<\/p><\/div>\n
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Amy McBeth, a Twin Cities spokeswoman for BNSF Railway, confirmed that the body was found at about 7:30 a.m by a train conductor doing an inspection. She said the body was not a railroad worker and that details about the person would be left up to the police to report.<\/p>\n
The yard and track area are private property and are off-limits to the public. \u201cNo Trespassing\u201d signs are posted at several points.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur operations occur at the yard 24 hours a day,\u201d McBeth said. \u201cEmployees are switching cars and putting together trains so there is railroad activity. It is not a location that would allow for people to gather. Anyone in the yard who is not authorized to be there, or anyone passing through the yard, would be trespassing, which we take very seriously. It is illegal and very dangerous to trespass on railroad property.\u201d<\/p>\n
The West Central Tribune<\/a> reports that police have identified the man found dead Saturday as 20-year-old UND student Blake Christopher Ayling.<\/p>\n The preliminary investigation showed that Ayling was going through the yard when he was struck by a moving train.<\/p>\n Although police said his injuries are consistent with being hit by a train, the cause of death won\u2019t be established until an autopsy is performed, which could be a several-week process<\/p>\n The incident remains under investigation at this time.<\/p>\n Sources:
\nWDAZ-TV<\/a>
\nINFORUM<\/a><\/p>\n
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