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Authorities looking into death on the Fort Berthold Reservation

Federal authorities are looking into the death of an Iraq war veteran on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.

Jeremiah Sage, 30, died on July 20, according to his obituary. He was a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation who took part in the search and rescue of Jessica Lynch, a close friend of Lori Piestewa, a Hopi woman was killed on duty in Iraq.

U.S. Attorney for North Dakota is looking into Sage's death.

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US attorney looking into death on ND reservation (AP 7/24)

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