Kayakers find decomposed body in Great Miami River in Miami Twp.

A significantly decomposed body was recovered from the Great Miami River Friday morning after kayakers discovered it near Dayton Cincinnati Pike and Shephard Road in Miami Twp.

Around 9:20 a.m., Five Rivers MetroParks rangers were called to investigate a dead body, said Chief of Public Safety Mark Hess.

“The body was in with some tree limbs and debris in the river,” he said. “There is significant decomposition, so we don’t know yet if it is a male or female, adult or juvenile.”

There is no indication of foul play at this time, Hess added.

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office was called to recover the body, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.

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

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