Body removed from river in Little Rock

1/10/17
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON
Crews from the Pulaski County Sheriff's department, left, and Little Rock Fire Department, right, examine the area where they discovered a body floating in the Arkansas River Tuesday afternoon just west of I-30 in downtown Little Rock.
1/10/17 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON Crews from the Pulaski County Sheriff's department, left, and Little Rock Fire Department, right, examine the area where they discovered a body floating in the Arkansas River Tuesday afternoon just west of I-30 in downtown Little Rock.

A body was removed Tuesday afternoon from the Arkansas River after being spotted by a fisherman, according to the Pulaski County sheriff's office.

Agency spokesman Lt. Cody Burk said authorities responded around 3:30 p.m. to an area near the Interstate 30 bridge on the river's south side in downtown Little Rock.

By 5 p.m., the body had been pulled from the river and was taken to the state medical examiner's office to determine a cause of death and confirm the person's identity.

Further details or a description of the body were not available Tuesday afternoon.

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