UPDATE: Body found in Ohio River not believed to be person from Monday's search

Updated: Apr. 18, 2017 at 4:29 PM EDT
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A recovery crew responded to the scene on the Kentucky side of the river. (Source: Air 3/WAVE 3...
A recovery crew responded to the scene on the Kentucky side of the river. (Source: Air 3/WAVE 3 News)

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A body has been found in the Ohio River underneath the Kennedy Bridge.

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A MetroSafe dispatcher received a report about the body at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday along the Kentucky side of the river.

On Monday, a man disappeared under the water near Fisherman's Wharf in Jeffersonville. It's not yet clear how the incident happened.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office released a statement Tuesday afternoon, saying they don't believe the body found was the person who went missing on Monday.

The body is expected to be identified on Wednesday after an autopsy is performed.

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