COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The body of a missing man has been recovered from the Great Miami River, Colerain Township police said.
Rescue crews began looking for the man, who was described to be in his twenties, Saturday. He was reportedly fishing near his family when he went into the water and didn't come up, according to Assistant Chief Shane Packer.
The Colerain Fire Department, EMS and Water Rescue utilized boats, dogs, drones and a dive team to search the water for hours Saturday evening before ultimately transitioning from a rescue to a recovery mission.
"The more eyes the better, whether they are camera lenses or actual people," Helen Tracey-Noren, a spokesperson for Colerain Township said.
The identity of the man has not be released.
Family members told WCPO crews Monday that Dhan Bista is the man authorities have been searching for.
"I'd like to say to my relatives, friends and all my colleagues that we are missing Dhan and he is no more," said Dhan's cousin, Narayan Bista. "He's only the one living with his family, he's working and so they are surviving because of him only."
Now they are just waiting for the Hamilton County Coroner's Office to confirm whether it's their loved one who was recovered Monday.
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