Authorities are investigating after a kayaker found a badly decomposed body in the Monongahela River Thursday afternoon.
According to police, River Rescue officers were called about 4 p.m. Thursday when the kayaker found the body floating in the river between the 10th Street and Birmingham bridges.
“I just saw something to my left and I thought it looked like a dead deer. I went a little closer and I realized it looked like a man,” the kayaker said.
It wasn’t immediately clear how long the body was in the river or if it was male or female.
The body will be taken to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office for examination.
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