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Man found hanging in Montco ruled a suicide

A man whose body was found hanging in a wooded area in Lower Salford Township has been identified as a 47-year-old from Harleysville, the Montgomery County coroner said Wednesday.

A man whose body was found hanging in a wooded area in Lower Salford Township has been identified as a 47-year-old from Harleysville, the Montgomery County coroner said Wednesday.

Walter I. Hofman said the death of Rafael Arzola was a suicide. Arzola had been dead since Friday, Hofman said.

Hofman said the body was found Tuesday by utility workers doing a survey on the Harleysville Insurance Co. property off Route 113 near Maple Avenue. - Bonnie L. Cook