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Missing man’s body found in Ohio River

Authorities say a body found Friday in the Ohio River is that of a missing Parkersburg man.

Police say Carl Austin Travis, 22, disappeared in Feb. while on leave with the Navy. He didn’t return to his Navy ship in Jacksonville, Fla. on Feb. 22. The family last heard from him four days earlier.

The body was spotted near Marietta, Ohio on Friday. An autopsy will be performed in an effort to determine a cause of death.





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