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Williston, N.D. (AP) Williams County authorities say they are investigating a man's death near Tioga, though they found no sign of a crime.

A statement from the sheriff's office says the body of 47-year-old Orlynn Erickson of Tioga was found Tuesday at a farmstead about three miles south of the community.

The sheriff's office says authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy.

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