Crime & Safety

Prosecutor: Body Found in Morris County River

Unidentified person was pulled from body of water Wednesday night.

An unidentified person’s dead body was found in a Morris County river Wednesday night, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp announced.

Authorities announced the discovery after 10 p.m. Wednesday night, saying the body was found in a river bordering both Morris and Somerset Counties.

The Long Hill Township Police are working with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office in the investigation, and there is no danger to the community, Knapp said.

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