VAN BUREN -- An investigation continued Monday after a body was found along the Arkansas River at the end of Lee Creek Road on Friday evening.

Authorities expected to release the name of the deceased man late Monday or early Tuesday, according to Lt. Jay Baker, public information officer for the Van Buren Police Department.

Notification of next of kin must first be completed, Baker said.

Police have not yet specified if foul play is believed to be involved in the matter.

Officers responded about 5:11 p.m. Friday to the location because a caller reported finding a body on the river bank, the department reported.

Police did confirm the deceased is not Justin Baker, an Oklahoma man last seen in Fort Smith who is believed to have been in a vehicle that went into the Arkansas River in Janu

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