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Police Work To ID Body Of Man Found In River

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Tom Sofield
The building that houses the county coroner’s office.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Authorities were working Wednesday to identify the body of a man found deceased in the Delaware River.

The body of the middle-aged man underwent an autopsy by a coroner as investigators worked to determined the cause of death, a spokesperson for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said, adding there were no signs no obvious trauma.

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Police were checking area missing persons reports as they sought a lead to a crack in the case.

The man’s body was pulled from the river by firefighters off the shore in the Edgely section of Bristol Township around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.