Body recovery active on Kansas River in Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) - First responders are on the banks of the Kansas River Friday morning on reports of a body in the water.
Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka says officers with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) were called just before 9:30 a.m. on March 29 to the 300 block of N. Kansas Avenue on a possible body in the river. Upon arrival, officers found a person who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Topeka firefighters and AMR also responded to the call. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
If you have any information to share with police in connection to this body recovery, send an email to telltpd@topeka.org or call 785-368-9400. You can send anonymous tips to Shawnee County Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007 or by clicking here.
Police also recovered a body from the river in April 2022. This body was found beneath a railroad bridge spanning the river, leading first responders to close the area for several hours.
More information will be added here as it becomes available.
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