DAYTON — The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found in the Great Miami River Thursday morning.
The coroner’s office identified the body Friday afternoon as 24-year-old Jacob Llewellyn.
Llewellyn’s body was found in the river just south of the Washington Street Bridge.
According to Five Rivers MetroParks Chief of Public Safety Mark Hess, police were made aware of Llewellyn’s body in the river after it was found by construction crews in the area.
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Llewellyn’s body had likely been in the water more than a few days, Hess said.
Five Rivers MetroParks is handling the investigation.
Additional details have not been released at this time.
We will continue updating this story as we learn more.
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