WAPELLO COUNTY, Iowa [KCCI] – The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was found in a submerged vehicle in the Des Moines River on Tuesday.

According to a release from the office, a boater fishing near Rock Bluff Park reported finding a submerged vehicle in the middle of the river on Monday. On Tuesday, the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office worked with the Ottumwa Fire Department and Deran’s Towing and Recovery to come up with a plan to pull the vehicle out of the river.When the vehicle was retrieved from the water, the body of a deceased male was located inside.

The body has been sent to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner and identification has not been released.