Body recovered from Ohio River after man reported overboard Sunday

A body was found in the Ohio River near the Captain's Quarters Riverside Grille on Tuesday evening.

This follows reports of a man going overboard early Sunday morning.

Officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department and other agencies responded to a call from MetroSafe around 9:45 p.m. when a man said he found a body, according to a statement from LMPD media and public relations commander Sgt. Matt Sanders.

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Around 11:50 p.m., the body was recovered by the coroner's office, and the scene had been secured, Sanders said.

The identity of the person has not yet been released.

This story will be updated.

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