Crime & Safety

Body Recovered from Mississippi River Identified as University City Man

Police do not consider the death of a University City man whose body was found in the Mississippi River suspicious.

A body recovered from the Mississippi River on Monday has been identified as a 55-year-old University City man.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports police have confirmed the body is that of Anthony O'Connor, of the 800 block of North McKnight Road.

Authorities have not determined the cause and manner of O'Connor's death. However, police do not consider his death suspicious, according to the Post Dispatch.

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