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Longueuil police investigate after body found in St. Lawrence River

Longueuil police say the case has been handed to the provincial Crown prosecutor's office. File/Global News

A body has been recovered from a car in the St. Lawrence River in Longueuil.

The Longueuil police department received a call around 4:20 am Thursday morning reporting a car in the water near Taschereau Boulevard, just east of the Jacques-Cartier bridge.

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A short time later, police confirmed a body had been recovered from the passenger side of the vehicle.

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Police are not revealing the identity of the individual, pending notification to the family.

An investigation is underway.

With files from Global News’ Travis Todd

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