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Iowa law enforcement seeks possible suspects in death of Cedar Falls deer hunter

DES MOINES – On Saturday, November 25, 2017, the Appanoose County Sheriff’s office received a report of a deer hunter missing in Appanoose County. A body was found in a remote rural area of Appanoose County in the public hunting land around Lake Rathbun at 115th Avenue near Sandy Branch. The body was identified as Curtis Ross, 31, of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The body was transported to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, Iowa for an autopsy. The autopsy is being conducted today, November 27, 2017. The full autopsy results are pending laboratory tests. The death is being investigated as a homicide.

The suspect(s) are still at large. The suspect(s) should be considered armed and dangerous. As shotgun deer season is approaching, law enforcement is asking for the public to be aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious activity to their local law enforcement entity.

The case is currently under investigation by the Appanoose County Sheriff’s office, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Appanoose County Attorney, Appanoose County Medical Examiner’s office, Office of State Medical Examiner and the Wayne County Sheriff’s office.

The public is being asked for help in the investigation. If you have any information on the case you are asked to contact the Appanoose County Law Enforcement Center at (641) 437-7100.

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