HARTSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Firefighters have pulled a body from the Missouri River in central Missouri. The search began early Monday when people reported seeing a body in the river.
Boone County Fire Protection District Division Chief Gale Blomenkamp says crews found the body floating in the river between Cooper’s Landing and Hartsburg north of Jefferson City. He says the body was downstream from where it had been sighted.
The medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of death. No other information has been released about the body.
The name of the victim has not been released. An autopsy was planned to determine cause of death. Authorities say people clearing logs away from a boat saw the body and contacted police.