Louisville police investigating after man found dead in the Ohio River

Police were called to the Portland Canal just before 7 a.m. when a barge operator saw a body in the river.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville police are investigating after a man was found dead in the Ohio River Wednesday morning.

LMPD spokesman John Bradley said officers received a call from a barge operator around 7 a.m. reporting a body in the river near the Portland Canal.

Officers and Louisville Fire officials arrived shortly after and found a man deceased in the water.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is conducting a death investigation.

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