Detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department are currently investigating a body discovered in the Kansas River by a kayaker around noon Saturday.
Officers were dispatched to the eastern banks of the Kansas River, south of I-670 and north of Kansas Avenue, where they discovered the body of what appears to be an adult, white male, a police spokesman stated.
Initial observations indicate the individual had not been in the water for an extended period, according to the spokesman.
This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), the spokesman stated. All tips remain anonymous.