An 85-year-old Korean War veteran was found dead in a septic tank at his New Jersey home after doing some work on a pump in the system, authorities say.
Police in West Milford say that a family member found Benjamin Barbieri in the pump tank in his home on Sunday.
Sgt. Det. Joseph Walker told The Record that the cause of death was unknown, but natural causes, electrocution were the most likely possibilities.
Barbieri served in the Army and was a mechanic for Continental Can.
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