Body found in the Des Moines River, Saturday
June 27th, 2021 by Ric Hanson
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Police are investigating the discovery of a body in the Des Moines River, Saturday. KCCI reports that at around 1:30 p.m., officers were called to the Des Moines River at the Euclid Avenue Bridge to investigate a report of a body found in the water.
According to police, arriving officers found the body of a deceased person in the water. Police said the Des Moines Fire Department Water Emergency Team was deployed to recover the body. Police detectives have initiated a death investigation. No other details were released.