Public Safety Blotter Articles

River Rescue Recovers Body in Water off Point State Park

Date: December 4, 2019
Incident Type: Body Found
Location: Zone 2
Summary:

Pittsburgh River Rescue responded to Point State Park just before 8:45 a.m. after a Point State Park ranger reported seeing a possible body in the water.

River Rescue recovered the body of a male near the Point of Confluence. He was pronounced deceased by medics at 8:59 a.m.

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police VCU detectives are investigating.

Cause and manner of death will be released by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.


Reporting PIO:
Cara Cruz

2019-12-04
PIO@pittsburghpa.gov