Crime & Safety
Body Pulled From Yantic River In Norwich: Reports
Police are investigating after a fisherman found a body in the Yantic River on Wednesday afternoon, according to reports.
NORWICH, CT — Police pulled a body from the Yantic River in Norwich on Wednesday afternoon. A fisherman reportedly found the body, according to NBC CT.
A dive team arrived at the river at 4:30 p.m. Responding officers found the body in about 8 feet of water at the base of the Route 2 overpass near Town Street, NBC CT reported.
Firefighters and the dive team assisted in removing the body from the water.
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The body has not been identified and the cause of death is not known, according to WTNH News-8.
The investigation is ongoing.
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