Aug 10, 2020

Body found in river in Western Missouri

Posted Aug 10, 2020 1:00 AM
Police tape at La Benite Park -photo courtesy KCTV
Police tape at La Benite Park -photo courtesy KCTV

SUGAR CREEK, Mo. (AP) — A body was found Sunday in the Missouri River in a small western Missouri city.

The Sugar Creek Police Department was called to La Benite Park around 8:30 a.m. Sunday after someone reported finding a corpse in the river. Sugar Creek is about 15 miles northeast of Kansas City, Missouri.

Police helped recover the body from the river.

The victim's identity and cause of death were not immediately released Sunday afternoon.