Body found floating near Ross Island Bridge Tuesday morning

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A dead body was found floating near the Ross Island Bridge on the Willamette River early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

According to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Portland Fire & Rescue recovered the body from the river although it is still unknown how they got in the river in the first place.

The medical examiner will work to figure out a cause of death, authorities said.

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