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February 07, 2025

Man found dead in Schuylkill River near Kelly Drive on Friday morning

Emergency responders removed the unidentified body from the water around 10:20 a.m. in East Falls, police say.

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A man's body was recovered from the Schuylkill River in East Falls near Kelly Drive and Midvale Avenue on Friday morning, Philadelphia police said.

A man was found dead in the Schuylkill River in East Falls on Friday morning, police said. 

Around 10:20 a.m., authorities were called to the river near Kelly Drive and Midvale Avenue and emergency responders removed the man's body from the river. 


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Police have not identified the man or determined how he ended up in the river. Investigators did not say whether the case is being treated as a homicide. No other details were immediately available. 

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