Identified! IL - Male body found on SIU's Carbondale campus - Huaijun Meng

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CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Police in Carbondale are trying to identify the male body found in a creek on Southern Illinois University's campus.

SIU spokesman Rod Sievers says the body was found about 8 a.m. near Wright Hall.

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Body found on SIU's Carbondale campus
04/02/2008 15:38:02

By The Associated Press

CARBONDALE, IL - Police in Carbondale are investigating the death of a Southern Illinois University graduate student whose body was found on campus.

SIU spokesman Rod Sievers says the body of 31-year-old Huaijun Meng was found shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday in a creek near Wright Hall.

Sievers says police haven't yet determined how long the body may have been in the water. Meng was a graduate student from China, studying electrical and computer engineering.

The campus' public safety department doesn't have immediate comment as it investigates the matter with Carbondale police. Sievers says an autopsy is planned.