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Angler Finds Body In Arkansas River

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) - Pueblo police are investigating a body found in the Arkansas River Saturday morning. An angler found the body.

The body, which has not been identified, was found about 200 yards from a walk bridge near Moffat Street, police say.

Arkansas River
The Arkansas River (credit: outdoors-adventures.org)

Investigators say the body is that of a male, and had no obvious signs of trauma. They say the body had been in the water for at least two days.

BODY FOUND IN ARKANSAS RIVER On June 1, 2019 at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Pueblo Police Department received a...

Posted by Pueblo Police Department on Saturday, June 1, 2019

The county coroner is expected to determine the cause of death and to release the victim's identification.

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