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Farmer finds body of Colorado man in Kansas field, authorities say

Death of Bayron Diaz-Bautista, 21, of Fort Collins, being investigated as a homicide

HANSTON, Kan. — Authorities say a man whose body was found in a southwest Kansas field lived in Colorado.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the case is being investigated as a homicide.

The victim was 21-year-old Bayron Diaz-Bautista from the Fort Collins, Colorado area.

A farmer reported finding the body in a field Monday night southwest of Hanston in Hodgeman County.

Autopsy results have not been released.