SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) said Friday evening that a dead man was found on I-80 near the I-215 west northbound ramp.
UHP stated that a call came in around 3:50 p.m., saying that what appeared to be a body was on the north side of the road.
Troopers responded and found a deceased male, UHP wrote in a statement.
Officials wrote that the body appeared to have been at the location for more than a day.
"Agents will work with the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of death," the statement said.
More updates to this story will be posted as they become available.