Woman's body found in Saint Francis River

FILE — An Arkansas State Police vehicle is shown in this 2019 file photo.
FILE — An Arkansas State Police vehicle is shown in this 2019 file photo.

Troopers are investigating after a woman’s body was found in the Saint Francis River in east Arkansas late Thursday, state police said.

The woman’s body was recovered from the river at the W.G. Huxtable Pumping Plant located off Arkansas 121 about 18 miles north of Helena-West Helena, according to an Arkansas State Police news release Friday.

Lee County deputies said the body was recovered from a vehicle found floating in the river near a boat dock, the release stated.

State police are waiting for confirmation of the woman’s identity.

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