WAPELLO COUNTY, Iowa [WHO-TV] — A body pulled from the Des Moines River on Tuesday has been identified.

On Monday the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a report about a submerged truck in the middle of the Des Moines River near Rock Bluff Park.

The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office, Ottumwa Fire Department, and Deran’s Towing and Recovery pulled the truck from the river on Tuesday, where they found the body of an adult man. The deceased individual has been identified as 53-year-old Lee Alan Lukehart, of Ottumwa.

The sheriff’s office continues to investigate what led to Lukehart’s death.