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Man's body found in Schuylkill River in Philadelphia's Wissahickon section: police

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A man's body was pulled from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia's Wissahickon section on Tuesday morning, police said. 

The body was pulled in the area of the 5000 block of Ridge Avenue at around 7 a.m. near SEPTA's Wissahickon Station. 

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A man's body was pulled from the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia's Wissahickon section on Tuesday morning, police said.   

The man, who police believe is between 25-30 years old, was pronounced dead at 7:19 a.m., according to police. 

Police said the body appeared to have been in the water for a while. There weren't any visible signs of trauma to the body, according to police. 

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