Body Found In Allegheny River After Search

PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — Rescue crews have found the body of a man who fell into the Allegheny River late Friday night. Pittsburgh police said the young man either jumped or fell into the river while the boat he was on prepared to dock. He did not resurface. Police said the man was located under the water and was pulled onto the dock just after midnight. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency responders said the search started around 9:45 p.m. Friday near Washington’s Landing Marina. Rescue crews were searching in the area of the 31st Street Bridge, which was where the man was last seen. Several police and rescue crews were at the scene, and dive teams were in the river looking for the victim. Police said visibility was a major concern for divers in the water, and the man has not been identified.