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Boone County officials dentify body pulled from Ohio River

Call came in from Anderson Ferry on Kentucky side
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HEBRON, Ky. — Boone County officials have identified a person whose body was pulled from the Ohio River on April 24.

Boone County dispatchers said a call came in at around 8 p.m. for a body found near the Anderson Ferry on the Kentucky side. The body was recovered, dispatchers said.

On Tuesday, the Boone County Sheriff's Office announced the body did not have any items or obvious markings to help identify the person. However, on April 27, the sheriff's office announced they have identified the body as that of a 41-year-old man.

Foul play is not suspected in his death and his family has been notified.

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