Edgeley Man, 59, Found Dead in Van in Slough

UPDATE: The man who was found dead in a vehicle in a field near Edgeley earlier this week has been identified.

North Dakota Highway Patrol says 59-year-old Marek Kaluza’s vehicle left Highway 281 sometime on Wednesday.

Kaluza was unresponsive when located by a passerby just before 10 o’clock that night.

First responders arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene.

It is not clear when the crash happened.

The crash remains under investigation.

**ORIGINAL STORY BELOW**

LAMOURE CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A man is found dead in a crashed van in a field north of Edgeley, North Dakota.

Highway patrol is still trying to determine when the 59-year-old Edgeley man crashed.

They say his van left Highway 281 and ended up in a field, stuck in a slough.

The man was unresponsive when located by a passerby just before 10 o’clock Wednesday night.

First responders arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.