Body pulled from river in north Portland

Published 9:49 am Wednesday, June 17, 2009

PORTLAND, Ore. — A body has been pulled from the Willamette River in north Portland, and detectives are trying to identify it.

Lt. Mary Lindstrand of the Multnomah County sheriff’s office says the body was in the river along an industrial area north of the Fremont Bridge.

She says a railroad worker found the body about 5:15 a.m. today.

The gender and other details weren’t released.