DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A body has been recovered from the Great Miami River near RiverScape MetroPark.
A 911 call came in at 4:08 p.m. regarding two people falling into the Great Miami River near West Monument Ave., Dayton, according to dispatch.
One person managed to get out of the water. The other didn’t resurface.
Dayton Police and Fire responded to the scene, as well as medics and the Wright Patterson dive team. Crews were on scene for approximately four hours, searching the shorelines and waterway.
Around 7:40 p.m., a body was recovered from the water and pronounced dead.