Fisherman finds dead body in Great Miami River

DAYTON — An investigation is ongoing after a dead body was found in the Great Miami River Tuesday morning.

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Medics and rescue boats responded to the 600 block of Monument Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on reports of a water rescue.

The body was discovered by a fisherman near the Monument Street bridge in Dayton, Mark Hess, Five Rivers MetroParks Chief of Public Safety, confirmed.

“There was no obvious signs of trauma or foul play,” Hess said.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene. A formal identity has not been made on the body at this time, but the Dayton Fire Department confirmed is was a man’s body.

Five Rivers MetroParks Public Safety is leading the investigation.

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