SALINE COUNTY, Mo. — An investigation is underway after a body was pulled from the Missouri River Sunday afternoon in Saline County.
Saline County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the river near 310 Road at Malta Bend at around 1:45 p.m. after they received a report of a body found in the water. The body was recovered by Missouri Stater Water Patrol.
Saline County Coroner confirmed the body was a man and that an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
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