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Coroner IDs man whose body was found at Nellis Air Force Base

By CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
August 25, 2016 - 9:24 am
 
Las Vegas police and Nellis Air Force Base security forces are investigating after a man was found dead near the base Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)
Las Vegas police and Nellis Air Force Base security forces are investigating after a man was found dead near the base Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

A man whose body was found last week inside a perimeter fence at Nellis Air Force Base has been identified.

Detlef Mann, 66, was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office. The cause and manner of death were not identified.

Mann’s body was found just inside the southern fence line of the base about 6:40 a.m. on Aug. 16, Nellis Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed told the Review-Journal.

No further details about Mann, including his hometown, were immediately available.

Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @bertolaccinic on Twitter.

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