MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating the death of a 63-year-old whose body was found in the Milwaukee River. The cause of death has not been determined and is under investigation.
According to a statement from MPD, crews recovered the body near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and Highland around 7:45 a.m. on September 22, 2023.
This is the second body found in the water around Milwaukee in less than a month. A woman’s body was pulled from Lake Michigan at the South Shore Yacht Club.
Officials were alerted by a local fisherman of a body floating in the water in that case.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information when it is available.
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