Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after a body was recovered from the Ohio River this evening.
The Louisville Fire Department recovered the body of an unidentified male shortly before 6:00 p.m., near the junction of Silver Creek and the Ohio River.
An autopsy is scheduled for early next week. Assisting agencies at the scene included the New Albany Fire Department, New Albany Police Department, Louisville Fire Department, Floyd County EMS, and the Floyd County Coroner’s Office.
Anyone with information concerning this investigation is encouraged to contact Indiana Conservation Officers’ Central Dispatch at 812-837-9536. No further information will be released until completion of the autopsy.