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Body of unidentified man pulled from Rock River in Milan

By Linda Cook,

1 days ago

The body of a man was pulled Friday afternoon from the Rock River.

Our Quad Cities News crew saw a large police presence for hours near Big Island Parkway, Milan.

Rock Island Coroner Brian Gustafson confirmed with Our Quad Cities News that the body was that of an adult, but no other information was immediately available Friday.

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