Body in truck was that of missing Arizona man
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Photo of a missing man, Jeffrey Block and his dog Blue. Both were originally reported missing, but were found deceased in a wrecked pickup truck Wednesday, August 8.
Web Producer: Taylor Avey
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a body found inside a crashed pickup truck near the bottom of a Gila County canyon was that of a missing Apache Junction man.
Pinal County Sheriff's officials say the family of 58-year-old Jeffrey Block reported him missing July 26. That's after he failed to return home from a trip to Show Low with his dog Blue.
Block's truck was discovered Wednesday by a search volunteer near the bottom of a 1,000-foot canyon off U.S. Highway 60.
Authorities say the dog's carcass was found Thursday near the windshield of the truck.
They say Block and his dog have been taken to a Globe mortuary. They will be cremated together and their ashes will be spread in Colorado on the property of Block's grandfather.
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