Body recovered from Cedar River identified as missing Cedar Rapids man

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Police Department has confirmed with Iowa’s News Now a body was recovered from the Cedar River at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Iowa’s News Now crews on the scene Wednesday saw activity north of the harbor, several of the access points to the river were also blocked by emergency vehicles.

A civilian drone search discovered a body in or near the edge of the Cedar River several miles upstream from the Ellis boat ramp…

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