ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage police say a person’s body was spotted Wednesday night in a creek that flows into the downtown area.
Dispatchers just before 9:30 p.m. took a call reporting the body lying face down in Ship Creek.
The identity of the person was not immediately known.
The state medical examiner will attempt to make a positive identification and determine the cause of death.
Police also are investigating.
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