Medical Examiner: Death investigation underway after body pulled from Milwaukee River

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office was called out to the Milwaukee River Friday morning, Aug. 16 for the report of a body pulled from the river.

A Dive Response Team was called to  N. River Center Drive around 6:40 a.m. for reports of a person in the water. The subject was recovered from the water and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The subject’s identity is not being released at this time as the investigation remains ongoing.