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Three-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In NJ Park, Cops Say

HADDON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) --

A three-year-old boy was found dead in a wooded area in a New Jersey park this morning.

A family member reported Brendan Link Creato missing from his Haddon Township home at around 6 a.m. His body was found three hours later by a police dog at Cooper River Park, about a half-mile from his home.

According to Camden County prosecutors, what caused Creato's death remains unclear.

Authorities are waiting on the results of an autopsy to confirm the cause of Creato's death.

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