This is the second body found in the area in recent months.
03.17.2011 | WEST SPRINGFIELD - A body found under the Interstate 91 bridge Wednesday evening showed no signs of foul play, police said.WEST SPRINGFIELD – No foul play is suspected in the death of a man whose body was found under the Interstate 91 bridge Wednesday night.
At 7:40 p.m., two people walking near the Connecticut River called 911 to report the grim discovery.
According to Sgt. Paul Connor, the deceased man's body showed no signs of trauma and detectives are currently awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Connor said detectives have identified the man but they are waiting to release his name until the family can be personally notified.
The bridge where the body was found bisects West Springfield's flood control dike, with the Riverdale Shopping Center to the south and the Olympia Ice Center to the north.
This is the second body found in the area in recent months.
In December, the body of missing Chicopee teenager Queen Ononiua was found was discovered in the wooded area behind the shopping center.
At the time, the West Springfield police department did not disclose a cause of death, but Detective Matthew J. Mattina said there was no sign of foul play.
Connor said the body found Wednesday was located some distance away from where Ononiua's body was found.
This is a developing story. Details will be added as they become available.
Assistant Online Editor Greg Saulmon contributed to this report.