The body of a fisherman that had disappeared from a Maumelle park on Thursday was found Friday, according to a social media post from Maumelle police.
The person, who was not identified, disappeared around 3:08 p.m. Thursday and was suspected possibly drowned near the boat ramp at Park on the River, Maumelle police said in a post on Facebook.
In an update at 1:50 p.m. Friday, police said the man’s body had been recovered. The post did not identify the man.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Pulaski County sheriff’s office and the North Little Rock Fire Department collaborated in the search, the post says.
Rafael Escalera Montoto
Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Before joining the Democrat-Gazette, he wrote breaking news and feature stories at Reuters in Mexico City, where he covered a range of topics across Central and South America. He has also covered housing, education, business and other topics at The Baltimore Banner. He is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York (CUNY) and is from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
