Officials identify person found dead in Mississippi River near downtown
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BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Mississippi River near the U.S.S. Kidd on Thursday morning.
Authorities told WBRZ the body was spotted in the water around 9:45 a.m. The coroner's office and several officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department gathered Thursday near the levee along S River Road where the body was found.
The coroner identified the victim Friday as Kenneth Dyer, 55.
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The department has not said whether it appeared foul play was involved in the death.