Man's body found in field near Arlington

NEAR ARLINGTON, Wash. -- A body of a man in his 20s was found in a field in unincorporated Snohomish County Wednesday morning.

Snohomish County sheriff's spokesperson Rebecca Hover said a passerby spotted the body in a field in the 3400 block of 35th Ave NE around 11:40 a.m.

Deputies have launched a death investigation, and detectives from the major crimes unit were sent to the scene.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office is working to identify the body and determine the cause of death.