SCRANTON, Pa. — Authorities say the body recovered from the Lackawanna River is that of a man reported missing over the weekend.
Thomas Yerrick was last seen on Sunday in Lackawanna County.
His car was found at the Lackawanna Heritage Trail near East Elm Street in Scranton Monday.
Later that evening, police found his backpack along the river.
On Tuesday morning, a few miles away in Moosic, a man was out walking along the river near Minooka Avenue when he spotted a body in the river and called the police.
The coroner confirmed Tuesday night that it was Yerrick's body pulled from the river. An autopsy indicated he died as a result of accidental drowning.
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Watch Newswatch 16's Courtney Harrison at the scene of the discovery:
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