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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a dead body was pulled out of the Ohio River on Friday afternoon.

Aaron Ellis, a spokesman for LMPD, said a caller told MetroSafe they saw a body in the Ohio River near the Belle of Louisville around 2:30 p.m.

LMPD's River Unit found the body and recovered it. An autopsy is underway to determine the cause of death and identity.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating.

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