Investigation underway after body found in West Virginia river

GRANVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An investigation is underway after a body was discovered in a West Virginia river this afternoon.

According to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 1:09 pm today, March 27, the Granville Police Department was dispatched to the area of Lazzelle Union Road near Scotts Run for a body found in the Monongahela River.

Once they established that this was outside their jurisdiction, they contacted the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office to respond to investigate.

Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives arrived and investigated the scene.

With the assistance of the Granville Police Department, Granville Fire Department, Mon EMS, and Monongalia County Medical Examiners, the body was removed from the water.

The body was then transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.

No further information will be released at this time.