Body found near Ohio River last year identified

PITTSBURGH — A body found near the Ohio River in April 2022 has been identified.

According to the police blotter, River Rescue, Pittsburgh EMS and Pittsburgh Police responded to Doerr Street at around 5:30 p.m. for the report of a body found near the river.

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A kayaker directed first responders to the location on the shore.

Nearly a year later, the victim has been identified as Dean A. Barnes, 37, from Harrisburg.

There’s no word on Barnes’s cause or manner of death at this moment.

Stay with Channel 11 for the latest details on this developing story.

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