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Man found dead in Kansas River identified

A body was found at about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, on the river bank at Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the suspicious death.
A body was found at about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, on the river bank at Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the suspicious death. Jenna Thompson jthompson@kcstar.com

Deputies have identified the man found dead in the Kansas River Wednesday, according to a Saturday morning release from the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office.

Darwin Reyes, a 25-year-old resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was discovered by a person walking their dog near Kaw Point Park.

Deputies were dispatched to the area around 10:20 a.m. that day to find Reyes lying dead on the riverbank. No further information about the incident has been released.

The death investigation is ongoing, according to the sheriff’s office.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the anonymous TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

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Jenna Thompson covers retail news for The Kansas City Star. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she previously reported for the Lincoln Journal Star and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied journalism and English.
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