Days after a car was seen driving into the Ohio River, Louisville Metro Police recovered a vehicle and an unidentified body Dec. 1, LMPD spokesperson Aaron Ellis confirmed in a release.

According to an initial release, officers from LMPD's First Division responded to reports of a water rescue in the Ohio River near the Great Lawn area of Waterfront Park around 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29. Officers were advised that a tugboat had seen a passenger vehicle drive off the waterfront near Joe's Crab Shack, though it was unclear whether the act was intentional.

After LMPD's First Division, River Unit and Louisville Fire Department searched the water, a vehicle with no victim inside was located around 9 p.m. After having to pause the search operation due to dangerous currents, officers were able to recove

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