ST. LOUIS — Crews recovered a body from the Mississippi River on Monday near the Chain of Rocks Bridge, police said.

The Missouri Highway Patrol's Cpl. Dallas Thompson said a barge worker saw what he thought was a body in the water on Monday morning.

Fire crews scrambled and were searching the water around 9:30 a.m. Later, Thompson confirmed that crews had recovered a body on the Illinois side.

Thompson said the Madison County coroner's office will be handling identification.

Authorities have not released additional details.

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