
WEST BROWNSVILLE, Pa. —(WPXI)- A body was found in the Monongahela River in Washington County on Wednesday afternoon. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says a barge operator found the body floating in the river near West Brownsville around 4:30 p.m. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the body found belongs to a man and is “believed to have been in the water for a considerable amount of time.” Warco says the man’s age is between 30-50. The man has not yet been identified, but state police think he could be a previously reported missing person from Point Marion Borough in Fayette County. Anyone who may have information is asked to contact the Washington County Coroner’s office at 724-228-6785 or the Belle Vernon barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police at 724-929-6262.