Monessen Police Discover Missing Man's Body In Monongahela River

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MONESSEN (KDKA) -- Police in Monessen, with the assistance of Murrysville Medic 1 Special Operations Dive Team, located the body of missing 61-year-old man Lonzo Gardener in the Monongahela River in Rostraver Township.

61-year-old Lonzo Gardener was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Monessen Police had information and evidence to believe that Gardner may have been in the river.

At approximately 11:45 p.m., the Special Operations Dive Team reported that a body was found in the river 1/8 of a mile northwest of the Donora Monessen Bridge in Westmoreland County.

The dive team, members of the Monessen Fire Department and Webster Fire Department extracted the body from the river.

The body was identified as that of Lonzo Gardner.

The investigation is still continuing to the events that led to Gardner being found in the river. It is being assisted by the Westmoreland County Coroner's Office along with the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office Detective Bureau Forensic Unit.

The Monessen Police Department is asking for any information that could help with the investigation by calling them at 724-684-4620.