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Man last seen leaving hotel is found dead in river, Pennsylvania police say

A Pennsylvania man was missing before he was found dead in a river, officials said.
A Pennsylvania man was missing before he was found dead in a river, officials said. Photo from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.

A Pennsylvania man was found dead in a river after officials say he was last seen leaving a hotel.

Stephen Williams was last seen leaving a downtown Pittsburgh hotel around 11:15 p.m. Sept. 5, according to a news release from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.

Someone found his cell phone, but police said they couldn’t make contact with them.

The morning of Sept. 9, Williams’ body was pulled from the Ohio River, according to WTAE.

TribLive reported he was found dead near Rivers Casino in downtown Pittsburgh.

The Alleghany County Medical Examiner’s Office has not released a cause of death and said this is an active death investigation.

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Jennifer Rodriguez
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Jennifer Rodriguez is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter covering the Central and Midwest regions. She joined McClatchy in 2023 after covering local news in Youngstown, Ohio, for over six years. Jennifer has made several achievements in her journalism career, including receiving the Robert R. Hare Award in English, the Emerging Leader Justice and Equality Award, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award.
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