A man's whose body was recovered Thursday morning from a river in Manchester, New Hampshire has been identified.
A spokesperson for the state's Department of Safety says state police marine patrol was requested just before 8 a.m. to respond to Second Street for a report of a body that was floating in the Piscataquog River.
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The Manchester Fire Department responded and later removed the body of an adult male from the river, the spokesperson said.
The man has been identified as 51-year-old Christopher Josephson of Manchester. He's believed to have died by drowning; an autopsy will be conducted to confirm.
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No other details were immediately released, and an investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Marine Patrol Officer Casey Porter at Casey.G.Porter@dos.nh.gov or 603-630-4543.
