Body found in Clinton River under Gratiot Avenue bridge in Mount Clemens
Deputies with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office pulled a body from the Clinton River Thursday afternoon after a caller reported seeing two feet in the middle of the river.
The sheriff's office responded to a call around 2:25 p.m. Thursday after a man reported spotting what appeared to be two feet in the river under the southbound Gratiot Avenue bridge in Mount Clemens. The caller also reported seeing a lot of debris in the water.
Deputies responded to the river and confirmed a body was underwater. The sheriff's office's marine division removed the body from the water.
The medical examiner's office determined that the person drowned, and there is no evidence of other injuries to the body. The victim's family has been notified.
Deputies are still unsure how the person got into the river.
An investigation is ongoing.
