BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities in Upshur County are investigating the discovery of a man’s body over the weekend in the Buckhannon River.
Upshur County Sheriff’s Sgt. Marshall Powers says kayakers found the body of the white male Saturday afternoon in Buckhannon.
Media outlets report the man had a tattoo on his chest and he was wearing a gray T-shirt, orange shorts and tennis shoes.
The body wasn’t immediately identified and has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Charleston for an autopsy.
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