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Authorities identify man found dead in canal near Keyes

Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department deputies work the scene at a canal near Keyes where the body of a man was found in the water Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, 2018.
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department deputies work the scene at a canal near Keyes where the body of a man was found in the water Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, 2018. jfarrow@modbee.com

A man found dead in a canal near Keyes on Wednesday morning was identified Thursday as 24-year-old Jacob Meunier.

Emergency responders received a call of a body in a canal near the intersection of Faith Home and Keyes roads at around 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Meunier is listed as a transient, according to Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom Killian.

He said Meunier’s cause of death remains under investigation but does not appear to be suspicious.

This story was originally published October 11, 2018 at 4:05 PM.

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