Remains in river sent to Crime Lab

SEARCY -- Authorities have sent a man's body that was found in the Little Red River to the state Crime Laboratory for identification, White County sheriff's office spokesman Sgt. Heather Zomant said Monday.

A fisherman found the body in the river just north of Searcy at 11 a.m. Saturday and notified deputies.

The man, who was white, had not been identified as of Tuesday afternoon, Zomant said.

Zomant said the cause of death had not been determined.

State Desk on 09/02/2015

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