Los Angeles, Ca
Authorities recover body from Los Angeles River
First responders were dispatched to a part of the Los Angeles River in Boyle Heights on Wednesday morning after a dead person was reported near the water.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the original call came in at 6:25 a.m. near the 7th Street Bridge.
The body could be seen from Sky5 on the bank of the river near the inches of flowing water.
Nearby rail traffic and 7th Street Bridge vehicle traffic will be affected, LAFD said.
“That would be the 91 Perris Valley line, the Orange County line and the Riverside County line…Metrolink trains heading in and out of Union Station will be affected by the body recovery that’s taking place here,” KTLA 5 traffic reporter Ginger Chan said at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday.
The decedent was only identified as a adult man. His cause of death remains unknown.