Unidentified body found in the Grand River in Painesville

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - Painesville Police and other responding agencies recovered a body from the Grand River while searching for a missing man on Thursday.

According to a release from Painesville Police, at around 9 a.m., officers and crews from the Ohio Search and Rescue Team and Painesville City Fire and Rescue responded to the area of Beaty Landing and the Grand River to continue a coordinated K-9 cadaver search for a missing man.

During the search, responders said they found a dead man submerged in the Grand River near the East Walnut Street Bridge.

The Lake County Coroner’s Office and investigators responded to the scene.

According to the release, the body was recovered and will be transported to the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office for identification and an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

The coroner has not confirmed the man’s identity at this time.

The Painesville City Fire and Rescue, Fairport Harbor Fire and Rescue, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team, Lake Metroparks Rangers, ODOT, the Lake County Coroner’s Office, Painesville Electric Distribution Division and the Ohio Search and Rescue Team all responded to the scene.