LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The body pulled from the Ohio River in August has now been identified by the Jefferson County coroners office.
The Louisville Metro Police Department found a body floating in the Ohio River near downtown Louisville Thursday evening.
Authorities said police received a call shortly after 7:00 p.m. of what appeared to be a human body floating in the Ohio River near 9th Street and the I-64 portion of the river.
Both LMPD's River Unit and Louisville Fire and Rescue responded to the scene around 8 p.m. and pulled the body from the river near 10th St and Rowan St according to investigators.
The body has now been identified as 36-year-old Timothy Spaulding, according to the coroners office.
There is still no information about his cause of death or how his body ended up in the river.
LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating.
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