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Coroner identifies body pulled from White River near Indianapolis Zoo

Posted at 2:38 PM, Jun 28, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-29 19:51:43-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- The coroner has identified a man whose body was pulled from the White River near the Indianapolis Zoo on Wednesday afternoon. 

Crews were called to the area Saulcy Street near N. White River Parkway just north of the Indianapolis Zoo just before 2 p.m. after a fisherman called to say they found a body floating in the river. 

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indianapolis Fire Department both had crews on the scene when the man's body from the river. 

The Marion County Coroner has identified the man as Brian Hamilton, 37. His cause and manner of death are still pending further autopsy information. 

The death remains under investigation by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Marion County Coroner's office. 

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