Two bodies found in a car in Coon Rapids parking lot

The deaths appear to be accidental, according to police.

October 6, 2017 at 1:16AM

A man and a woman were found dead in a car Thursday afternoon in Coon Rapids.

Police officials said that it appears the deaths were accidental and that there is no threat to the public.

Police were called about 3:30 p.m. to a parking lot at 3395 River Rapids Drive NW., where they found the bodies of a 22-year-old man from Ham Lake and a 20-year-old woman from Andover.

Officials with the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said there were no obvious signs of trauma. Autopsies will be done to determine the causes of death.

Mary Lynn Smith • 612-673-4788

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Mary Lynn Smith is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. She previously covered St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County. Before that, she worked in Duluth where she covered local and state government and business. She frequently has written about the outdoors.

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