
WASHINGTON CO. — (WPXI) – A body was found in the Monongahela River in Washington County on Sunday morning, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office said a homeowner in the 500 block of 1st Avenue, Borough of Elco, Pennsylvania, called 911 at 10:36 a.m. to report a person unresponsive in the river. The body has been identified as 69 year old Joseph Passafiume of California Borough. The body was entangled in debris about eight feet off the river bank. The Roscoe fire department responded and brought the body to the river bank. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.