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Body Found Floating In Ohio River ID'd

Beaver County Coroner Will Determine Cause Of Death

POSTED: 12:37 pm EST November 9, 2009
UPDATED: 4:38 pm EST November 9, 2009

A man's body was pulled out of the Ohio River early Monday afternoon in Hopewell Township, Beaver County.

Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge
Sky 4
Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge

The body was spotted floating in the water near the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge.

Sky 4 flew over the river and showed video of police going out in boats to retrieve the body.

The county coroner's office identified the body as 43-year-old Michael Smith, whose last known address was in East Liverpool, Ohio.

An autopsy will determine the cause of death.




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