Body pulled from river in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — UPDATE 5 p.m.:

A body was pulled from the Monongahela River after it was found by a passing boater.

The call to 911 came in about 1:30 p.m. Thursday near the city side of the 10th Street Bridge.

Investigators say the body of a man was spotted by a boater about 30 feet from shore.

According to investigators, the victim appeared to be middle-aged. His clothing and physical appearance matched the description of a man who reportedly fell or leapt off the Birmingham Bridge earlier this week, which is a 65-foot plunge from the deck that investigators told Channel 11 would be tough to survive.

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Police do not suspect foul play, but Pittsburgh homicide detectives were notified to try to figure out what happened.

The victim’s body was brought here to the River Rescue dock and then turned over to the Allegheny County medical examiner for identification and cause and manner of death.

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A body was pulled from the Monongahela River Thursday.

Pittsburgh police confirm that a boater reported seeing a body underneath the 10^th Street Bridge.

It was about 20 to 30 yards from the shore.

River Rescue responded and recovered the body.

A spokesperson tells us the victim appeared to be a middle-aged man.

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