UPDATE: The body recovered near the site where a boater fell into the Mississippi River on Friday evening at Buffalo has been identified.
It was Michael Eskridge, 48, from Davenport, according to the Buffalo Police Department.
EARLIER UPDATE: Local 4 News has learned that the body of a man has been recovered near the site where a boater fell into the Mississippi River on Friday evening at Buffalo.
The man’s identity had not been released as of Friday night.
EARLIER UPDATE: At 7:30 p.m. Friday, emergency responders were at Buffalo Shores after a report that a boater fell in the Mississippi River about 6 p.m.
Officers at the scene west of Buffalo on the Mississippi River across from the Buffalo Pumpkin Farm told our Local 4 News crew that two people were in the boat when one person reportedly fell in.
Emergency responders – including the Department of Natural Resources and Buffalo Police and Fire crews – continued to search for the boater Friday night.
More emergency responders continued to arrive at the site as the search continued. DNR officers told our Local 4 News crew the search is “a race against time.”
Local 4 News will remain in contact with officials to provide details as soon as they become available.
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