MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Corporal Scott B. White
573-751-1000
F150508
May 27, 2015

EMPHASIS: Body Found On Missouri River At Jefferson City (Update)


At approximately 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, the Jefferson City 911 Center received a report of a body floating in the Missouri River near the Noren Access, in Callaway County. A marine operations trooper from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jefferson City Police Department officers, and Jefferson City Fire Department personnel responded to the area and located the body of an unidentified male in the Missouri River north of the Noren Access.

On May 27, 2015, an autopsy was performed on the body at the Boone County Medical Examiner's Office in Columbia, Missouri. Although the results of the examination are pending, the body has been tentatively identified as a black male. It is believed the individual may have resided in the Kansas City, Missouri, area and attempts to locate next of kin are being made.

The circumstances surrounding the manner in which the male entered the water are still being investigated by members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control. Further questions regarding this incident should be directed to Sergeant Kevin Hunter at the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control (573) 522-1686.

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