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Body found near Portland’s Morrison Bridge

By Associated Press
Published: September 14, 2015, 9:45am

PORTLAND — Authorities recovered a body found floating in the Willamette River near Portland’s Morrison Bridge.

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says river patrol deputies were dispatched to the scene Sunday night. They found a deceased man just north of the bridge, mid-channel.

The body has been turned over to a medical examiner. The man’s identity won’t be released until his relatives are notified.

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