Police in Council Bluffs are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in the Missouri River, Sunday evening. The Council Bluffs P-D’s 911 dispatch received a transfer call about the possibility of a body in the river, from the Omaha Police Department at around 5:25-p.m., Sunday.

The Council Bluffs Fire Department’s rescue boat was then dispatched to the area located one-quarter of a mile south of the Vets Memorial Highway. Crews were able to recover the body of a man from the river just after 5:45-p.m. The body was then transferred to the area of the Ameristar Casino parking area and turned over to the Criminal Investigation Division and Medical Examiner for further investigation.

The subject is a white male, approximately 35 to 40 years of age, with a tattoo on his right forearm. The male was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and black belt only. The man’s identification was pending the scheduling and completion of an autopsy. An investigation into the incident continues.