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Cyclists spot body floating in Cumberland River

Posted at 6:29 AM, Dec 31, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-31 15:51:06-05

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — An investigation got underway overnight in Nashville after cyclists spotted a man’s body floating in the Cumberland River.

Two cyclists spotted the body around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, at the Greenway Bridge at Two Rivers Court and called 911.

The Nashville Fire Department launched a boat and retrieved the body near the Shelby Park boat ramp. The person's identity was not immediately known.

The circumstances of the death remain under investigation.