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UPDATE: Body of missing man found; no foul play suspected

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The body of a man missing since January 28 has been found.

A spokesperson for the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that the body of Jessie Maddox, 19, has been found.

There's no foul play suspected; investigators believe he died from exposure to the elements, but a formal cause of death will be determined.

After he went missing, his truck was found in Kaplan.