A person called 911 around 8:15 a.m. Sunday after spotting what he believed was a body in the Connecticut River. By 8:40 a.m., authorities confirmed that they had located a body and were attempting to remove it from the river.
SPRINGFIELD -- Emergency personnel were retrieving a body from the Connecticut River near the North End Bridge around 8:40 a.m. Sunday.
Authorities received an 8:15 a.m. report of a possible body spotted in the river near Basset Boat Co., located on the east side, or Springfield side, of the bridge.
Details were not immediately available, but Springfield fire and police officials were dispatched to the scene. The person who spotted the body was reportedly waiting for officials to arrive to show them the location.
A subsequent public safety report confirmed that a body was located in the river, but officials at the scene were having a difficult time removing it from the water.
"They're trying to recover it right now," an official said around 8:40 a.m.
A police diver also was dispatched to the scene.
As of 9 a.m., it remained unclear if the deceased was a man or woman. No further information was available.
More details will be posted on MassLive.com as they become available.