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UPDATE: Police Confirm Body Found In Schuylkill River Belongs To Missing Man

Sad news regarding yesterday's discovery.

NORTH COVENTRY, PA -- Police found the body and the car of a missing Montgomery County man in the Schuylkill River on Tuesday afternoon, they confirmed later in the night.

Harry Lesiter, 93, first went missing at 7 a.m. on February 4.

His body was discovered in his car, Philly.com confirms.

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The cause of death is unknown and is being actively investigated. 

Lesiter’s white 2011 Buick Lucerne was recovered from the river at around noon on Tuesday by the North Coventry Police Department.

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Police had no idea how long the vehicle had been in the river, the Pottstown Mercury reports.

Lesiter was not suffering from dementia, but he had fallen and struck his head on February 3, police said. He did not seek medical attention. 

This is a developing story. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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