Kevin Joseph Arendt is shown in a police handout photo. The body of a Canadian man found in a landfill in Michigan likely came in a shipment of garbage, authorities say. Arendt of Mississauga, Ont., was last seen leaving a bar June 27 near Dundas Street West and Confederation Parkway in Mississauga. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Peel Regional Police
July 03, 2012 - 9:39 AM
MONTROSE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Authorities in Michigan say they've identified a body found in a Flint-area landfill as that of a 38-year-old Canadian man who had been missing since last month.
The Flint Journal reports police have confirmed the body found Friday by a worker at the Brent Run landfill in Montrose Township was that of Kevin Joseph Arendt of Mississauga, Ont.
Authorities suspect his body arrived in a shipment of Canadian garbage.
Police say Arendt was last seen leaving a bar June 27. Cause of death wasn't known.
Authorities say no foul play is suspected, but the investigation is ongoing.
The landfill is about 110 kilometres northwest of Detroit.
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