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Police discover body in Detroit River

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Detroit police search the waters along the Detroit River on the city's southwest side Thursday morning. Detroit police search the waters along the Detroit River on the city's southwest side Thursday morning.
DETROIT (WJBK) -

Police say the body of a female was discovered in a canal along the Detroit River near Historic Fort Wayne.

Coast Guard officials say they received a tip call around 9:45 a.m. Detroit police, border patrol agents and rescue units arrived on scene shortly after and recovered the body around 10:30 a.m.

No further details were made available.

Stay with myFOXDetroit.com for more information throughout the day.

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