SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. -- The Dane County Sheriff's Office reported a 62-year-old man found dead in a manure pit Saturday morning. A preliminary investigation indicated the death appears to be accidental.

Dane County Sheriff's deputies were called to the 2100 block of State Highway 19 at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Saturday. The sheriff's office reported the man, who did not have a permanent address, was not employed by or associated with the farm where the death occurred.

An autopsy was conducted by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office, though efforts are still underway to notify the man’s next of kin.

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