‘Legless’ Body Pulled From St Louis MO Mississippi River Monday Night

ST. LOUIS, MO. (THECOUNT) — Firefighters recovered a badly decomposed body from the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

The body was pulled from the river and found to be legless, according to authorities.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the body was spotted in the river around 7 p.m. Monday. St. Louis Fire Department spokesman Leon Whitener says it was recovered by 8:30 p.m.

Whitener says the body had no legs and was sent to the medical examiner’s office for identification, reports Fox2Now.

No cause of death or positive identification on the victim was provided by officials.

Anyone with possible information on the case should contact police at 911.

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Geo quick facts: St. Louis is a major city in Missouri along the Mississippi River. Its iconic, 630-ft. Gateway Arch, built in the 1960s, honors the early 19th-century explorations of Lewis and Clark and America’s westward expansion in general. Replica paddlewheelers ply the river, offering views of the arch. The Soulard district is home to barbecue restaurants and clubs playing blues music – wikipedia.