BUTLER COUNTY — A male body was found floating in the Great Miami River in Butler County late Thursday afternoon.
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A male caller told the Butler County Sheriff’s Office around 5:52 p.m. that they saw a male body floating in the water south of the Columbia Bridge across from the boat launch, according to a service log from Butler County Sheriff’s office.
“We are on the Great Miami River in Hamilton and there’s a body floating in the water,” the caller told the sheriff’s office in 911 audio calls obtained from News Center 7.
The sheriff’s office dispatched their rowing team and the Butler Coroner’s Office was also requested, the service log said.
News Center 7 reached out to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office but could not get confirmation that it was the missing man from a crash on May 5 in the area of North 3rd Street and Black Street.
We will provide updates on this developing story.
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