Body Recovered From Sacramento River

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Rescue crews have recovered a body from the Sacramento River.

The body was found in the water just before 3 p.m. near the 7000 block of the Garden Highway -- about a half mile upstream from the Elkhorn boat launch. Sacramento Fire Department personnel carried out the recovery.

Body recovered from Sacramento River, turned over to Sacramento County Coroners office. Identity still unknown pic.twitter.com/I4USUa54ze
— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) July 27, 2016

UPDATE: Confirmed body in Sac. River, 7000 block Garden Hwy. Unk age or sex. Crews from Boat 2 & Boat 5 recovering pic.twitter.com/tKyNeVyGiQ
— Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) July 27, 2016

The identity of the body has not been released.