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Pawnee County Sheriff's Office identifies man found dead in burnt home

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PAWNEE COUNTY, Okla. — The Pawnee County Sheriff's Office identified 74-year-old David White of Cleveland as the man found in a burnt home after the wildfires.

Pawnee County Sheriff's Office got a call on March 15th that a person died in the wildfires.

Deputies say concerned neighbors of the man searched the debris of his burnt residence and located what appeared to be human remains. PCSO said the victim had no living relatives, and the last time anyone had seen him was March 12th.

The sheriff's office said it appears the man was initially trying to leave his house when the fire kept him from escaping.


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