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Man found dead in Walmart parking lot

A man was found dead Sunday morning in the Walmart parking lot in Sidney.

Jan Poleszuk, 63, of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, was found dead about 7:15 a.m. Sunday next to a tractor trailer in the northwest corner of the parking lot. He was the driver of the truck, according to a press release issued by Cheyenne County Attorney Paul Schaub.

The release stated a passerby noticed the body lying on the ground and called 911 that morning.

The Sidney Police Department and the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office responded, and the Sheriff’s Office conducted a coroner investigation.

The estimated time of death was 1:30 a.m. Sunday and it does not appear that the death is the result of any unlawful means, the release stated.

 

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