STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — A body pulled from the Mississippi River downstream from St. Louis earlier this month has been identified, according to the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff's Office.
The body of the man recovered from the river on May 1 was identified as 23-year-old Darris Moore, deputies said. Moore's cause of death is unknown, but investigators don't believe foul play was involved.
Moore, who deputies said is from the St. Louis area, was identified by a family member Monday, the sheriff's office said.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Body pulled from Mississippi River in need of identification, deputies say
Deputies originally received a call from the Tower Rock Stone Mining Company on May 1 at around 1:38 p.m., informing them employees had found a body floating in the river, the office said. Workers recovered the body and transported it to Ste. Genevieve.
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