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Body of man found in field in Mullins

A body was found in a field in Mullins on Wednesday. 

Marion County Coroner Jerry Richardson says the body of a man was found around noon in a field under bushes near Cypress Street and Laurel Street. 

Richardson also says it appears the man has been dead for about a week. 

The body is being taken to the Medical University of South Carolina to be identified and autopsied tomorrow. 

The Mullins Police Department is investigating.