Body found in landscaping near Las Vegas Strip casino

By RIO LACANLALE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 20, 2017 - 12:21 pm

Updated March 20, 2017 - 5:09 pm

Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

A body was found on the Strip by casino security Monday morning, police said.

Metropolitan Police Department officers were called just after 10:50 a.m. to the 3500 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South near Caesars Palace to investigate a body in the landscaping.

Metro said the death does not appear suspicious.

No other details were immediately available.

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