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Man found dead in Schuylkill

The body was taken to a medical examiner for further investigation.

A body was pulled from the Schuylkill, shown here in a file photo, near Center City on Monday.
A body was pulled from the Schuylkill, shown here in a file photo, near Center City on Monday.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff photographer

A 50-year-old man was found dead in the Schuylkill near Center City on Monday morning.

The body was spotted by a passerby and retrieved from under the bridge area at Market Street shortly before 9 a.m. The body was pulled out of the water by a rescue boat, and was being taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office, officials said. Further information about the man or how he died wasn’t available.