Body found in burned camper trailer south of Billings

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Yellowstone County officials are investigating after a body was found in a burned camper trailer south of Billings.

Sheriff Mike Linder tells The Billings Gazette the fire was reported at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The trailer was fully engulfed when deputies arrived.

The body was found after the fire was extinguished.

Linder says the cause of the fire is under investigation and the body was taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Billings for an autopsy and identification.

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Information from: The Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com