Grand Forks body ID'd as 20-year-old UND student

Authorities have identified a body found in a Grand Forks rail yard as a University of North Dakota student from Minneapolis.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a body found in a Grand Forks rail yard as a University of North Dakota student from Minneapolis.

The body of 20-year-old Blake Ayling was found Saturday morning in a BNSF Railway yard near campus. Authorities say their preliminary investigation determined that Ayling was going through the yard when he was struck by a train.

The official cause of death won't be determined until after an autopsy is done.

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