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Police investigating after body found on top of SEPTA train near Girard Station
Police are investigating after a body was found on top of a SEPTA train. FOX 29's Dawn Timmeney reports.
NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are investigating after the body of a man was discovered on top of a SEPTA train Monday afternoon.
Police say the discovery was made at the Girard Station around noon.
A SEPTA spokesperson says they are trying to figure out how the man got up there in the first place and are reviewing surveillance.
Authorities say the man's death may be a case of a thrill-seeking stunt gone wrong.
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Passengers called the discovery shocking and disturbing. One 18-year-old rider told FOX 29 he has seen plenty of people trainsurf in Philadelphia.
Police have not released the identity of the 20-something victim as they continue to investigate.
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