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MCSO: Body found during search for possible drowning victim near Gila River

MCSO
Posted at 7:24 PM, Nov 05, 2023
and last updated 2023-11-07 00:16:39-05

AVONDALE, AZ — Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies have recovered a body during a search for a possible drowning victim in the Gila River near El Mirage and Indian Springs roads.

Officials were called to the area just after 5 p.m. Sunday after someone reported that they heard someone yelling for help near the river bottom.

When deputies arrived, MCSO said they could not locate anyone near the water.

MCSO says their dive team recovered an adult male body Monday afternoon during their search. The man has not been identified.

No further information is available at this time.