Body found in Jordan River at Salt Lake golf course

Authorities investigate at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City after a body was found in the Jordan River on Tuesday.

Authorities investigate at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City after a body was found in the Jordan River on Tuesday. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)


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SALT LAKE CITY — A body was found in the Jordan River on Tuesday morning at the Rose Park Golf Course, 1386 N. Redwood Road in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake fire's Swift Water Rescue team recovered the body after two golfers reported the deceased person at 9:10 a.m.

A body is carried to a medical examiner's vehicle at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City after it was found in the Jordan River on Tuesday.
A body is carried to a medical examiner's vehicle at Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City after it was found in the Jordan River on Tuesday. (Photo: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)

Salt Lake police homicide squad and the medical examiner's office were working to confirm the victim's name, age and cause of death before notifying the victim's family, police said. Salt Lake police said in a statement Tuesday that there is no indication of foul play.

"SLCPD homicide detectives respond to suspicious death investigations to determine if criminal liability exists for the death and to preserve any potential evidence," police said in their statement.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Salt Lake police non-emergency line at 801-799-3000.

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Gabrielle Shiozawa is a reporter for KSL.com.

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