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Body pulled from Petitcodiac River identified as 21-year-old missing man

Officials gather on the banks of the Petitcodiac River after a body was recovered Wednesday afternoon. Shelley Steeves/Global News

The RCMP in New Brunswick have identified the body pulled from the Petitcodiac River on Wednesday as a 21-year-old man recently reported missing.

The Mounties say police were called to the Petitcodiac River in the Riverview area on Wednesday around 4 p.m. after members of the public reported seeing a body floating in the waterway.

Police, multiple fire departments and a coroner responded to the scene and the body was recovered.

Investigators say they do not suspect foul play.

With files from The Canadian Press. 

 

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