An unidentified body was pulled from the Missouri River near Union in Cass County, Nebraska, Saturday, after emergency crews responded to a report of a person possibly floating in the water. Cass County sheriff's deputies, along with Murray Fire & Rescue and Cass County Emergency Management, converged on the scene and located the body in the river.
According to WOWT, emergency crews were called at about 11:30 a.m. to mile marker 574 near Union after the initial report came in. Cass County Sheriff Robert Sorenson said his office, Murray Fire and Rescue, and the Cass County Emergency Management Agency were all dispatched about a possible person floating in the water, per the Lincoln Journal Star. Deputies arrived to find an unidentified individual in the river before responding agencies recovered the body from the water.
Body Sent for Autopsy as Identity Remains Unknown
The recovered body was taken to the Douglas County Crime Laboratory for an autopsy, the station's report notes. As of early Monday, the person's identity had not yet been determined, according to the news release cited by the Journal Star.
An autopsy has been scheduled for a later date, and officials say the findings will assist investigators in determining the cause and manner of death. The incident remains under active investigation, with no further details released about how the person came to be in the river.
