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Officials identify body found in canyon near Cedar City

Body found near Cedar City
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CEDAR CITY, Utah — Officials with the Iron County Sheriff's Office have identified the body of a woman that was found in the brush near Cedar City on June 27. Investigators say the body is that of Anne Yevett Rochell, a 60-year-old woman from Roy.

According to the Iron County Sheriff's Office, the body was found along Coal Creek between mileposts 3 and 4 on State Route 14 in Cedar Canyon. The body was discovered on June 27 at around 7:37 p.m.

Detectives say Rochell died of natural causes.

The Iron County Sheriff's Office offered its condolences to the family and friends of Rochell.