Officials Mum on Body Removed from Conshohocken Hotel

Entities involved with the removal of a body from the Marriott Residence Inn in Conshohocken Tuesday night have divulged little information about the incident.

As previously reported by Patch, Conshohocken Police responded to the hotel, located near the borough's waterfront at 191 Washington St., at approximately 7:23 p.m. on Tuesday for the report of an unresponsive person. Shortly thereafter, officers could be heard radioing for the county coroner, and both Conshohocken Police Chief Michael Orler and the county coroner's office confirmed that a body had been removed from the hotel.

Orler said Wednesday that further details, such as the circumstance of the death and age and gender of the individual, were unavailable due to an ongoing investigation. Messages left with the department on Thursday and Friday were unreturned. Patch requested an incident report under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Friday, but a CPD employee said the request would be held since the matter is still under investigation.

An employee of the county coroner's office said Wednesday that information such as a preliminary cause of death could be made available. However, multiple messages have gone unreturned, although a woman who answered the phone Friday said staff was "very busy," and would return a call.

During the initial investigation, officers could also be heard asking a dispatcher to make contact with Lower Merion Police. An officer of that department said that he had no knowledge of any connection, but believed it may have been a precautionary measure to ensure the individual removed from the hotel was not the the same as an individual reported missing in that township.

A Marriott spokeswoman told Patch Friday that all inquiries into the incident should be directed to Conshohocken Police and said the company had no other statement.