Update: May 9 at 11:30 a.m.
Lewis County authorities have identified the individual found dead in the Ohio River on Monday near Scott Park on Front Street in Vanceburg.
According to a press release by Lewis County Emergency Management, the body has been identified as 38-year-old Jason D. Frisbie from Columbus, Ohio.
Around 4:37 p.m. on Monday, Lewis County E-911 received a call about a body located in the Ohio River. Responding agencies including the Vanceburg Police Department, Lewis County Emergency Management, the Lewis County Coroner's Office, and the Vanceburg Fire Department, according to the press release.
Frisbie's body was recovered by the Lewis County Coroner's Office and was sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort.
The press release included a statement by Lewis County Emergency Management Director Dennis Brown reading, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of Mr. Frisbie during this very difficult time. We appreciate the cooperation and professionalism shown by all responding agencies, including local responders, the Coroner’s Office, Sheriff Johnny Bivens and the officials in Ohio who assisted with the identification process. I also want to recognize the Lewis County dispatchers who handled numerous calls, tips and pieces of information from the public while efforts were underway to determine Mr. Frisbie’s identity. Their professionalism and patience were greatly appreciated throughout the process.”
As of Saturday at 11:30 a.m., no additional information regarding Frisbie's cause of death has been released to the public. The investigation remains ongoing at this time.
Original story:
Lewis County officials report that a body was recovered from the Ohio River on Monday afternoon near Scott Park in Vanceburg.
According to officials, Lewis County E-911 received a call around 4:37 p.m. reporting a body in the river near the park.
As a result, the Vanceburg Police Department, Lewis County Emergency Management, the Lewis County Coroner's Office, and the Vanceburg Fire Department responded to the scene.
When arriving on the scene, officials say the body was located and recovered from the water.
Officials say that, at this time, the individual's identity has not been confirmed, but the body has been sent to the state medical examiner's office in Frankfort for further examination.
The investigation remains ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call 606-796-0982.
“Our priority right now is identifying this individual and notifying their family,” Lewis County Emergency Management Director Dennis Brown said. “We know someone, somewhere, is worried about a loved one."
