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Man's Body Recovered From Monongahela River

HOMESTEAD (KDKA) -- Authorities recovered a man's body from the Monongahela River in Homestead on Thursday afternoon.

It happened around 1 p.m.

Allegheny County police say Pittsburgh River Rescue and local fire units responded to the Monongahela River for a report of a body in the river near the Hampton Inn at the Waterfront.

Minutes later, a man's body was recovered.

The victim's identity has not yet been determined, but earlier in the day, Homestead Police reached out to KDKA-TV to help locate a missing man from the borough.

Officials are trying to determine if the body pulled from the river is that of the missing man.

No further information has been released.

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