Body found Thursday in Great Miami River in Dayton identified

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a person whose body was found in the Great Miami River Thursday morning.

The person was identified as 24-year-old Jacob Llewellyn, of unknown residence, according to a release.

Llewellyn’s cause and manner of death have not been determined, the coroner’s office said, adding that the case is being investigated by the Five Rivers MetroParks Police.

Llewellyn’s body was found by a construction crew at around 8:40 a.m. near South Edwin C. Moses Boulevard and Albany Street.

At the time, Five Rivers MetroParks Chief of Public Safety Mark Hess said that the body seemed to have been in the water for a while – “likely more than a few days,” he said. “Right now, there is no indication where the body may have entered the river.”

Hess declined to comment if there were any signs of foul play.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, Dayton police homicide detectives and Dayton Fire Department medics also responded to the scene.

We are working to learn more and will continue to update this story as information is released.